PSYC 204 Lecture : Chapters 8 and on

• School: University of Illinois
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 204
• Professor: briangonzalez

Document Summary

Memory- the persistence of learning in a state that can be stored for some period of time (persistence) Encoding- acquisition can then become permanent (consolidation) Storage- information is able to be accessed in case you need it later on and can impact your behavior. Retrieval- using the information that is stored. Memory divided into 3 forms: sensory: lasts a few milliseconds, short-term: seconds to minutes (working memory- reflects idea that information is being used and thought about, long-term: days or years. Visual memory contains a short term record in the visual system. Swift decay- information is gone and if it is not being worked. George sperling- flashed an array of letters on a screen for a very short period of time (50 ms). Tone is sounded to cue a line, and the person must repeat what they saw. Sensory memory is being pulled out to create short term memory: there is a good percentage of accuracy (76%)