PSY 124 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Short-Term Memory, Long-Term Memory, Von Restorff Effect
30 Jan 2016
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Our memory is the key to who we are. When someone asks you who you are, you are using your memory to tell them. When 2 things come together and they shouldn"t fit but they do. The same memory mechanisms that serve us well in most circumstances can sometimes cause us problem in others. Memory illusion false but subjectively compelling memory. Store and retrieve large amounts of info. Some people have a remarkable memory to store a large amount of info and get it out in a instant. In order to know your myths, religion, history, you have to go to memory. He can remember anything he is interested in. Some people are born with a accurately precise memory. A rare memory syndrome in which the patient has the ability to recall all the details of the past immediately and faultlessly. Procedure that encourages patients to recall memories that may or may not have taken place.
