PSYCH 330 Lecture : Learning and Memory
21 Nov 2013
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Memory: the ability to store and retrieve that information and the specific information that is stored in the brain. Declarative memory, things you know that you can tell others. Asking someone what and you can answer. Episodic memory, recalling a specific time or event (ex: first day of school). Semantic memory, refers to the meaning of things (ex: meaning of a word, what the capitol of france is). Nondeclarative memory, things that you know you can do by showing someone. Skill learning, knowing how to ride a bicycle. Priming, being more likely to use a word you heard recently. Conditioning, salivating when you see a food. Memory has temporal stages: sensory buffer, sensory experience you are having at the very moment. Fades quickly: short-term memory can last from seconds to a few hours. Can improve by chunking breaking up information into smaller chunks: intermediate-term memory, liaison between short and long-term memory, long-term memory, information stays form weeks, months or years.
