PSYC 110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Donald O. Hebb, Habituation, Propranolol
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Memory retention of information over time. Paradox of memory: our memories are surprisingly good in some situations and surprising poor in others (due to the same memory mechanisms) Memory illusion a false but subjectively compelling memory (sleep has an association with the other words on the list) When recalling past memories, we rarely if ever reproduce exact replicas of the memory. We actively reconstruct memories, not passively reproduce. Observer memory memory in which we see ourselves as an outside observer. Field memory seeing the world through your visual field. 3 major systems of memory: sensory, short-term, long-term. These vary among two dimensions: span (how much can be held) and duration (how long) Iconic memory sensory memory that applies to vision (lasts one second and then gone forever) Each of our senses has its own form of sensory memory. Eidetic imagery photographic memory long persistence of iconic image. Echoic memory sensory memory of hearing (5-10 sec)
