PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Chorea, Connectionism, Eyewitness Testimony

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Jennifer Steeves

Document Summary

How does memory work: sensory input causes a sensory memory, preserves info in its original form for a very brief time. Information is lost in 0. 5 (i. e. iconic memory) to 3 seconds (i. e. Information is lost in 0. 5 (i. e. iconic memory) to 3 seconds (i. e. echoic memory: all depends on what type of sensory memory, george sperling"s iconic memory experiment in the 60s. Flashed a matrix for people to look at. By manipulating the length that the slide was up, one can see how long iconic memory lasts. Allows info to remain in working memory longer than the usual 30 seconds. Produces convulsions and effects mood while also interfering with the patient"s memory. Particularly for events that occurred immediately before the ect (presumably because ect interferes with any neural circuits that might have been formed: duncan"s two-chambered avoidance task. Rat placed in dark chamber and given foot shock. Rat removed and given ecs at varying times afterward.