NUTR 1010 Chapter 5: Chapter 5.docx
22 Mar 2013
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One way to frame learning and memory: acquisition, storage, retrieval. Analogy to creating, storing and opening a computer file. This view is problematic for at least two reasons: Information processing: a perspective in cognitive psychology in which complex mental events involve a number of discrete components; these components receive input from and sent input to one another. The modal model (atkinson & shiffrin, 1968; waugh & norman: makes a distinction between two kinds of memory. Short-term memory (stm): holds the information currently in use. Long-term memory (ltm): all of the information one can remember. Working memory (wm): a more recent term for short-term memory, emphasizing its function. With free recall, participants are likely to remember the first few items in the list. During list presentation, the first few items receive the most memory rehearsal and are transferred from wm to ltm. With free recall, participants are likely to remember the last few items in the list.
