PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6.2: Cortisol, Egocentric Bias, Explicit Memory
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Multiple forms of memory (hippocampus not required) (hippocampus required) trying to recollect them and are not aware that they are remembering them. Explicit memory occurs when people consciously or intentionally retrieve past experiences. Episodic memory is well suited for this task because it is a flexible system that allows us to recombine elements of past experiences in new ways. Animals possess extensive memory abilities, but it is still a matter of debate as to whether they can. Semantic memory a network of associated facts and concept that make up our general knowledge of the world. Episodic memory the collection of past personal experiences that occurred at a particular time and place: we rely heavily on episodic memory to envision the future engage in the (cid:498)mental time travel(cid:499) characteristics of human episodic memory. Implicit memory occurs when past experiences influence later behaviour and performance, even though people are not.
