PSYCH207 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4,5,6: Echoic Memory, Briey, Amygdala
29 Jan 2015
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Spatial attention: how we orient our attention, 1. Spatial cues: directing our attention to a speci c place, 2. visual search, searching via your eyes for a target, ie) scanning the faces in a crowd for your friend, 3. ** funfact: it is thought that telemarketers by saying have a good day . Long term memory (ltm: thought to differ from stm, it is described as a place for storing information for inde nite periods of time, it is the mental treasure chest . Ltm - coding: errors are made when recalling information, semantic confusion is most likely, words or phrases that mean things similar are more likely to be recalled in error. Ltm - working memory: limited capacity workspace that can be divided between storage and work place, 3 components, 1. How does the brain learn new info: 1.
