PSYC 205 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Habituation, Explicit Memory, Hyperthymesia
5 Dec 2015
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The mental processes of acquiring and retaining information for later retrieval. Acquisition and retention of information were separated into subcategories of: two so tightly connected, discussed as one, can acquire information without retaining (learning without memory), but not retain information without acquiring it (memory without learning) Information processing model in 1960s due to rise of cognitive science. Growing recognition that acquisition and retention occur together and should. Memory can/should be examined as a separate cognitive process. Experience-dependent modification of behaviour of all cognitive processes. Memory facilitates functions like spatial navigation; however, it cannot fully explain the phenomenon. Similar to animals, humans develop a spatial map of surroundings allowing them to use past experience to update spatial computations. Cognition cannot be understood unless memory is understood as well. Memory requires a lot of brain power, which uses resources that could be dedicated to survival reproduction.
