PSYC 3330 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Visual Cortex, Sensory Memory, Sensory Cortex

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3330
• Professor: Mark Fenske

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Me(cid:373)ory (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e defi(cid:374)ed as a(cid:374) orga(cid:374)is(cid:373)"s a(cid:271)ility to store, retai(cid:374), a(cid:374)d retrie(cid:448)e i(cid:374)for(cid:373)atio(cid:374) There are different types of memory, and different parts of the brain that effect these different types of memory. Over the years memory has been talked about in many different ways: memory as a record (memory trace, memory as a storage facility (commit to memory, memory as a mental process (information; acquire, store, retrieve) Learning any change in the potential of an organism to alter its behaviour as a consequence of experience. Memory is not directly observable, indirect assessments and descriptions are needed, so metaphors are often used to describe memory. Recorder of experience (acquisition: memory as a video camera. Organized storage (store information: memory as a dictionary. Jumbled storage (need to search: memory as a junk drawer. Content addressability (access: memory as a conveyer belt the further away in time the harder to see clearly, memory as a lock and key.