PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Psych, Explicit Memory, Wond
4 Nov 2016
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Memory: the ability to store and retrieve information overtime. Encoding: the process of transferring what we perceive, think or feel into an enduring memory. Storage: the process of maintaining information in memory over time. Retrieval: the process of bringing to mind information that has previously been encoded and stored. Memories are made by combining information we already know in our brains with new information that comes in through our senses. How we remember something depends on how we think about it at the time: ex. Sematic judgements: required the participants to think about the meaning of the word. Rhyme judgements: required the participants to think about the sound of the word. Visual judgements: required the participant to think about the appearance of the word. Sematic encoding: the process of relating new information in a meaningful way to knowledge that is already stored in memory.
