PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Anterograde Amnesia, Short-Term Memory, Echoic Memory

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Sherri Atwood

Document Summary

Memory: the ability to store and retrieve information over time. Encoding: the process of transforming 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 been previously encoded and stored. Memories are made by combining information we already have in our brains with new information that comes in through our senses. Memories are constructed, not recorded, and encoding is the process by which we transform what we perceive, think, or feel into an enduring memory. Sematic judgements required the participants to think about the meaning of the words. Memories are a combination of old and new memories. Rhyme judgements required the participants to think about the sound of the words. Visual judgement required participants to think about the appearance of the word.