PSYC 100 Chapter Notes -Episodic Memory, Interference Theory, Suggestibility
10 Dec 2012
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Memory: processes that allow us to encode (record), store, and later retrieve experiences and information. Encoding: getting information into the system by translating it into a neural code that your brain processes. Gives us a chance to decide what is important. Extraneous information is largely lost: working/short-term memory. Memory codes (mental representations of information/stimulus) are formed visual codes, phonological codes, semantic codes, motor codes. Capacity is limited (7+/- 2), so use chunking (combining individual items into larger units of meaning eg. rcmp) Duration is limited, so rehearsal is required (eg. repeating a phone number in your head) Working memory : limited-capacity system that tempora rily stores and processes information. Not a passive storage space (short-term), working memory is a mental workspace that stores information, actively manipulates it and support other cognitive functions such as problem solving and planning. Components of working memory: phonological loop: briefly stores mental representation of sounds. Unlimited capacity and can endure for up to a lifetime.
