PSY313H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Sensory Memory, Information Processing, Implicit Memory
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Three general steps in memory processing: encoding: is the process of getting information into the memory, storage: is the manner in which information is represented and kept in memory, retrieval: getting information back out of memory. Most have examine encoding the retrieval as source of age differences. It deals with information being processed right at this moment, it acts like a mental scratchpad. Basis for understanding language processing, production difficulties encounter in later life, reasoning and memory. Related to information being used, type of task, gender, life experiences there are evidence in differences in working memory related to performance on more complex cognition task: enrichment ; professors show fewer declines than other occupation. Alzhemier"s disease show extreme deficits in episodic memory. Whats the capital of zimbabwe: resulting from many studies conclude: adults over the age 60 do not do as well as younger adults on test of episodic memory recall.
