PSY 11 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Von Restorff Effect, Rote Learning, Dissociative Identity Disorder
29 Sep 2016
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Study a lot of material without mental breaks. Brain can only function for 1 hour (for 16 years old and up) Produces the serial order effect: primary effect. Remember the first thing you studied: recency effect. Remember the last thing you studied: problem: Middle information becomes distorted: to prevent: Talk about the concept in your own words. Unable to move forward in your learning: can"t teach an old dog new tricks , names. Unable to move backwards in your learning: there"s no going back , can"t remember how you used to do something, old passwords, 2. Due to a medical condition, head trauma, or drugs. A. retrograde amnesia: cannot remember your past up until the accident, can remember anything after the accident, anterograde amnesia, cannot remember new things since the accident, can remember the past. Had his hippocampus removed after experiencing excessive seizures. Could not remember what he just ate: 3. Way for people to hide form their past.
