PSY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Interference Theory, Sensory Memory, Echoic Memory
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Maybe it is our psychological selves that remain the same,rather than the physical stuff we are made of( ) Most of probably imagine that if we became more outgoing, for example, we would remain just a more outgoing version of ourselves. To a large extent, it is your memory that tells you who you are. They are your relationship with others, you roles in society, the place you"ve been, and things you"ve seen, learned and done. Memory: the ability to store and use information; also the store ofwhat has been learned and remembered: retention of information overtime, but our memories sometimes fail us. , memory illusion:false but subjectively compelling memory. 2. three-stage model ofmemory(what) last for only about a second the case of television or movie clips. Sperling (1960) conducted a study to test iconic memory. Presented stimuli long enough to be perceived, but not long enough to make it into short-term.