PSYC 4030 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Chocolate Cake, Interference Theory, Functional Fixedness
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Problem solving lecture: what are the components of the ideal problem solving framework? a. Baddeley"s model: stm/working memory, limited capacity ii. Retroactive: the same individual learns french and then when trying to refer back to his/her spanish from high school, it is more difficult to recall because the. How is our memory different from a tape recorder: memory does not involve a simple reproduction of a prior experience, remembering involves pulling together bits and pieces of different types of information, retrieved information from prior experience. Information in the retrieval environment: pre-existing knowledge or schemas, example: (nessier"s analogy) paleontologist who reconstructs a representation of a dinosaur from fossil remains, tape recorder vs. human memory. The decision is often made using average differences in the features of memories from different sources. At retrieval, you compare the characteristics of your memory to the general characteristics of different sources: errors happen: when a retrieved memory has characteristics that overlap with another category.
