PSY 1101 Study Guide - Forgetting Curve, Sensory Memory, Mnemonic
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3 main processes: encoding, storage, retrieval (see later) Maladaptive- some people are scarred (post-traumatic stress: encoding: getting the information in memory, or entering the information. Automatic processing: no conscious effort in putting the information in memory. Effortful processing: we put the time, effort, and energy into acquiring the memory. We keep rehearasing things to allow it to stick in our memory. Ebbingahus was the first to study memory : nonsense syllables( daz-baz-xir) When we rehearse something, we are more likely to remember. The serial position effect: most likely to remember the first words (most likely to remember, primacy effect) or last words (most likely to remember, recency effect) Spacing effect * best for long term* Testing effect: we are retested more than once, by doing so, we will more likely remember. Focus on meaning, and doing your best to understand the meaning: visually, acoustically, semantically (fill in the blank) Self-reference effect: anything related to ourselves, we tend to remember better.
