PS102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Long-Term Memory, Episodic Memory, Sensory Memory
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What is memory: the ability to store and retrieve information over time, memory is a combination of sensation, perception, cognition, used to think critically, interact with others, learn, memory does not exist in isolation, 1. Encoding: converting information into a form usable in memory, 2. Short answers & essay questions recall details of concepts: recognition, ex. Multiple choice question information is presented, you only need to recognize ideas: 2 common causes for retrieval failure: interference, ex. Old phone # similar to new phone #hard to remember new phone : stress, ex. nervous for a test forget answers - anxiety interferes with retrieval of information. Information is stored and retrieved piece by piece. Sensory memory: holds large amounts of incoming information for a very short period of time. Iconic stores visual information: lasts fractions of a second, echoic stores auditory information, lasts about 2 seconds.
