PSYO 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Memory Consolidation, Encoding Specificity Principle, Egocentric Bias

• School: UBC Okanagan, UBC OK
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYO 111
• Professor: Maya Libben

Document Summary

Memories are made by combining information we already have in our brains with new information that comes through our senses. Memories are constructed not recorded, and encoding is a process by which we transform what we perceive, think, or feel into an enduring memory. The process of relating new information in a meaningful way to knowledge that is already stored in memory. Semantic judgements: think about the meaning of the words. Rhyme judgements: think about the sound of the word. Visual judgements: think about the appearance of the words. Lower left part of the frontal lobe and inner left part of the temporal lobe. The process of storing new information by converting it into mental pictures. The process of categorizing information according to the relationships among a series of items. The upper surface of the left frontal lobe. Encoding is the process of transforming into a lasting memory the information our senses take in.