PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Explicit Memory, Iconic Memory, Solomon Shereshevsky
26 Jul 2018
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Memory has to do with information and it is a process. Process through which information is stored and retrieved for later use. Memory was stamp and wax, memory is storage box, library, tape recorder. Cognitive psychologist liken the mind to a computer. Encoding- first step get information into brain. Retrieval- process where we get info out of brain for later use. Formation of memory occurs in three stage process. First encode info as fleeting sensory experience. Literal copies of sensory info are held for brief periods of time. Fraction of second to 3 seconds in length. Memory is encoded in our memory system through rehearsal- encoded into short term memory. Relatively short, we rehearse information, repeat info in mind over and over. Hold a limited # of items (7 bits of info) and in addition to having limited capacity it has limited duration. Hold 7 bits of info in 20 seconds.
