Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Memory Consolidation, Sketchpad, Nootropic

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Terry Biggs

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Encoding (acquisition) getting information into the system by translating into neural code. Decoding (retrieval) pulling information out of storage and using it. 3 component model: sensory memory holds incoming sensory info (visual/auditory) long enough to be recognized. Called (cid:862)(cid:449)orki(cid:374)g (cid:373)e(cid:373)or(cid:455)(cid:863) (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause it is consciously processing: working memory is also involved in recall: recall information goes from long term memory -> short term memory -> output. Memory codes forming mental image (visual), coding by sound (phonological), focusing on meaning (semantic), patterns of movement (motor: ex. Visually represent a phone number in your mind: the form of the memory (cid:272)ode does(cid:374)"t al(cid:449)a(cid:455)s (cid:272)orrespo(cid:374)d to origi(cid:374)al sti(cid:373)ulus. Words are visual stimulus but semantic/phonological coding: you"re (cid:373)ore likely to have trouble remembering 10 words that sound the same not 10 words that mean the same thing. In stm, everything ends up as auditory code eventually so things that sound the same are the most interfering.