PSYS 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Flashbulb Memory, Sensory Memory, Implicit Memory
9 Sep 2016
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Sensory input-> sensory memory-> attention-> short-term-> encoding-> long- term. Between sensory input and attention is when unattended information is lost. In order to keep information in the short-term memory a person has to focus on it. During the short-term memory phase unrehearsed information is lost and in order for information to be encoded into long-term memory it has to be maintenance rehearsal. Once the information is in the long-term memory information that isn"t used can be lost overtime therefore the retention of information requires retrieval of the memories and use of the information. Short-term memory: can hold 5-9 pieces of information at a time, the amount of information that can be stored can be increased with the use of chunking. Flashbulb memory: a flashbulb memory is an incredibly vivid memory. They can be both episodic and semantic. (e. g. people remember the moment they heard about 9/11) Retrieval practice is the best method for learning and retaining information (e. g. testing oneself).
