PSYCH 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter Memory: Encoding Specificity Principle, Interference Theory, Flashbulb Memory
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Psych 101 jan 30 reading memory (encoding, storage, retrieval) (cid:862)me(cid:373)ory(cid:863) refle(cid:272)ts a (cid:374)u(cid:373)(cid:271)er of differe(cid:374)t a(cid:271)ilities: working memory: holding information briefly while working with it, episodi(cid:272) (cid:373)e(cid:373)ory: re(cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)eri(cid:374)g episodes of o(cid:374)e"s life, semantic memory: general knowledge of facts. Remembering episodes involves three processes: encoding information (learning it, by perceiving it and relating it to past knowledge, storing it (maintaining it over time, retrieving it (accessing the information when needed) Three stages of learning/memory process: encoding: initial learning of information, storage: maintaining information over time, retrieval: ability to access information when you need it, all three stages depend on one another. Encoding (initial experience of perceiving and learning information) Important first principle: encoding is selective: we attend to some events in our environment and ignore others: second principle: encoding is prolific. We are always encoding events of our lives (attending to the world, trying to understand it)
