PSYC 1010 Lecture : Memory Lecture Notes Clear and concise notes taken during lecture. (Received an A)

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

Formation coincided with the invention of the computer. Short-term memory refers to things in your conscious thought (15-20 seconds) and can hold 7. 2 items at a given time: works on a buffer system: when a new piece of information comes in it randomly kicks out another piece of information (displacement) If you chunk information it is easier to remember more items (compressing information to fit more into the container: various techniques (elaborative rehearsal) are used to ensure information goes to the long-term store. High imagery words would conjure up information easily because they register in meaning as well as a mental image, in contrast to low imagery words which only register in meaning. Serial-position effect refers to when you are able to recall items better at the beginning (primacy effect) and end (recency effect) of a list in a free recall task.