PSYB57H3 Lecture Notes - Sough, Connectionism, Spreading Activation
Document Summary
Long term memory is huge and we can easily retrieve information meaning its really fast and efficient. Connections aid with putting the new things we learn with the old things we already know. The connections are not simply just the pathways but our actual memory. Knowledge is represented by a sprawling network of connections which are a vast set of associations. Start with nodes which are individual ideas and then they are tied to each other via connections aka associations or association links. To remember something you start at a node and travel via connections to the desired information. However not all associations are equally strong, some are super fast and some have no associations but we can get from point a to point b nevertheless just through intermediate channels. The more attention you pay and the active intellectual engagement you have the stronger you association links.
