PSYC 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Long-Term Memory, Episodic Memory, Echoic Memory
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The paradox of memory is when in some situations; our memory is surprisingly good/bad at times. Memory illusion: false but subjective compelling memory. Our memories are farm more reconstructive than reproductive. When we try to recall an event, we try to use cues and information to help us. Observer memory: memory in which we see ourselves as an outside observer would. Freud notes that observer memories show that our memory are reconstructive. Field memory: seeing the world through your visual field. Our memories can be shaped by our cultural backgrounds too (asian often experience observer whereas europeans experience field) Echoic memory: auditory sensory memory (can last for 5-10 seconds) Short term (working) up to 20 seconds without rehearsal. Retroactive: interference with retention of old information due to acquisition of new information. Proactive interference: interference with acquisition of new information due to previous learning of information.
