PSYCH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Basal Ganglia, Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster, Long-Term Memory
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Psych 100 lecture 22 how memory works. Hippocampus: the gateway to memory, the save button, processes memories from short term to long term memory: used for explicit memory (recalling events, words, smells, or sights, transferred while we sleep. Cerebellum and basal ganglia: store implicit memories (automatic), such as classically conditioned responses and motor movements (procedural memories) Memories are stored and retrieved by connecting them to other memories. Your brain instantly sifts through memory files called conceptual networks (web-like) Retrieval memories can be enhanced by activating as many connecting nodes as possible. Elaborative rehearsal involves connecting the new memory to existing memories. Conceptual networks explain the tip of the tongue phenomenon (feeling of knowing but cannot access information) Hierarchies: group information into categories using headings, pictures, etc. Distributed practice: spread studying out over time. Testing effect: memory is enhanced when you practice retrieving information (test yourself) Self-reliance effect: making things personally meaningful to you.
