PSY 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Long-Term Memory, Sensory Memory, Implicit Memory

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Brenda Baird

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Memory: learning that has persisted over time through the storage and retrieval of information, measure of memory: Retrieving information that is not currently in your conscious awareness, but was learned at an earlier time. Learning something more quickly when you learn it a second or later time. E. g. studying for a final exam you will learn the information. Information-processing models: analogy to compare human memory processing to computer processing: encoding: The processing of information into the memory system i. e. source brain: storage: Retention of encoded information over time i. e. retaining the source: retrieval: The process of getting information out of memory storage i. e. brain source: parallel processing: The ability for our brain to process things simultaneously unlike a computer which is sequential. Memory forming model: specific memories arise due to the accusation patterns within neural networks. Every time you learn sometime new, your brain"s neural connections change, forming and strengthening new pathways: sensory memory: