PSY270H1 Chapter : Ch6 Textbook Notes
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Korsakoff s syndrome, condition caused by prolonged deficiency of vitamin b1. Destroys areas in the frontal and temporal lobes causing severe and permanent impairments in memory. Anterograde amnesia, loss of the ability to assimilate or retain new knowledge. Retrograde amnesia, loss of memory for events that have happened in the past. Long-term memory (ltm) is the system responsible for storing information for long periods of time. Provides an archive that we can refer to when we want to remember events from the past and background information we constantly consult as we use working memory. Memory is better for words at the beginning of the list and at the end of the list. Primacy effect, superior memory for stimuli presented at the beginning of a sequence. Possible explanation is that participants began rehearsing the first words right after it is presented, as additional words are presented, less rehearsal is possible for later words.
