PNB 2XA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Memory Rehearsal, Memory Span, Working Memory

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
• Course: PNB 2XA3
• Professor: Judith Shedden

Document Summary

Chapter 5 the acquisition of memories and the working- memory system. Retrieval: locate information in memory and you bring it into active use. We cannot separate claims about memory acquisition from claims about memory storage. This is because how you learn (acquisition) depends heavily on what you already know ( information in storage) Information processing: complex mental events such as learning, remembering, and deciding actually involve a large number of discrete steps. These steps occur one by one each with" its own characteristics and providing its own output in the next step in the sequence. Information is first stored in sensory memory which holds onto it in raw sensory form. Iconic memory visual input echoic memory- auditory input. With selection and interpretation the information is moved into short term memory ( you hold info while working on it) then the info is transferred into long term memory ( a large and permanent storage)