PSYB57H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Explicit Memory, Amygdala, Implicit Memory
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Retrieval paths have a point a to point b. Context-dependent learning: learning the cold = better recall in the cold for the info. Ex: divers learning material in the cold. The diver will form some sort of memory connections between these thoughts and the materials he"s trying to learn. The cold triggers certain thoughts, those thoughts can trigger the target memories: setting will allow them to use the connections they established earlier, study: tested in a quiet or noisy environment. Article read in quite did best if tested in quiet. Article read in an noisy environment did better if tested in a noisy environment: not the physical context but the psychological context. Changes in your approach to the memory materials. Recall performance is best if your state at the time of testing matches your state at the time of learning. Context reinstatement improved memory performance if we re-create the context that was in place during learning.
