PSYC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Echoic Memory, Long-Term Memory, Implicit Memory
Document Summary
A psychological process by which past experience and learning can be used in the present. The information-processing model: encoding, getting information into the memory system, storage, retaining encoded information over time, retrieval, getting information out of memory storage. Your working memory is not good when you are too young or old, and when you are distracted. The division of labor illustrates the parallel processing. Explicit memories / declarative memories / effortful processing: of the facts and experience we can consciously know and declare, form through conscious, effortful processing, with practice, there tasks become automatic. Unless rehearsed, verbal information may be quickly forgotten. Chunking: we organize items into familiar, manageable units, occur naturally. Effortful processing requires closer attention and effort, and chunking and mnemonics help us form meaningful and accessible memories. Test effect: memory is enhanced by retrieving information. If new information is not meaningful or related to your experience, you will have trouble processing.
