PSY 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Sensory Memory, Limbic System, Implicit Memory
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Memory: persistence of learning over tie via the storage and retrieval of info, ashbulb memory. A clear memory of an emotionally signi cant moment or event (ex:remembering your garage burning down: memory as info processing. The processing of the information into the memory system. Immediate, initial recording of sensory information in memory: working memory. Focuses more on processing of brie y stored info: short-term memory. Activated memory that holds a few items brie y. Look up phone number, then quickly forget it after you dial: long-term memory. The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system: encoding. The more times practiced on day 1, the fewer repetitions to relearn on day 2. Distributed practice yields better long-term retention than massed practice. Tendency to recall best the last items in the list. A powerful aid to effortful processing, especially when combined with semantic encoding. Especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices.
