PSY 750 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Mnemonic
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Memory involves: encoding: putting things into memory (attention impt, storage: maintaining information in memory over time, retrieval: recovering information from memory. We process information in 3 key ways (assuming we first attend to it): We encode and remember only specific aspects of stimuli e. g. , an item"s meaning but not its shape, color, sound, etc we do this irregardless of intent to remember. The idea that the deeper the level of processing the longer-lasting the memory (even with unintentional learning) Visual imagery - the process used to construct an internal image. Easier to recall concrete words than abstract words. Memory tricks make use of visual imagery and elaboration (organization and meaning) Imagine items to be remembered interacting with a series of well-known, frequented, locations, sites. One is a bun, two is shoe, three is a tree, four is a door, five is a hive, six is a stick, seven is heaven.
