PSYCH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Encoding Specificity Principle, Semantic Network, Implicit Memory
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Divisions of long-term memory: explicit memory. Example: i remember that wolves are bigger than coyotes. Example: i remember the big earthquake in 2001. Example: barack obama won the 2012 presidential election could be semantic or episodic: implicit memory influences behavior, but we are not conscious of it. Procedural memory motor skills, how to do an activity. Memory storage: schemas a cognitive structure that provides a meaningful framework for organizing information. Example: in our culture, warriors tend to die at sundown / arrows in story might turn into guns. Schema - pattern of knowledge that describes what is typical in a situation. Script well structured sequence of events. Don"t have to store every single detail (store the gist) Aid in memory retrieval (fill in the gaps: creation of an associated net. Semantic networks consists of nodes (representing concepts), joined together by pathways that link related concepts.
