PSYC 181 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Short-Term Memory, Sensory Memory, Explicit Memory
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Chapter 7 memory used to interact with people, remembering phone numbers stuff you need. Set of process that allows us to record and later retrieve experiences and information. Encoding translating information into a neural code that our brain can understand (entering: typing notes, reading notes. Storage keeping information in your mind (saves data) Retrieval pull out information from storage to use (open up file) Sensory input sensory memory encoding(attention) short term memory( rehearsal) encoding long term memory short term. Sensory memory allows a complete sensation to linger in memory for a very brief time after it has actually ended (fireworks, sticks sparkler) Visual info (cid:862)i(cid:272)o(cid:374)i(cid:272) store(cid:863: complete visual picture. Short term memory (duration: about 20 sec (without rehearsal)) Things you selective attention ( tune out certain things) Studying and during exam when we are remembering things. Not re(cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)eri(cid:374)g so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e"s (cid:374)a(cid:373)e is (cid:272)aused (cid:271)(cid:455) short ter(cid:373) (cid:373)e(cid:373)or(cid:455) failure.
