1006 Lecture Notes - Neurochemistry, Spreading Activation, Semantic Network
Document Summary
Episodic: memory of an event or situation where you were present. Procedural memory: memory of how to do things. Processes: encoding: transferring information to memory, storage: holds information in memory over time, retrieval: recalling information that has been stored, sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory. Issues with short term memory suggests issues with long term memory, because you won"t be able to make the transition: amnesia: accidental, but permanent or partial loss of memory. Trying to understand how memory works : levels of processing model. How well information is remembered is influenced by how much cognitive energy/effort is devoted to it. Rehearsal is a strategy devoting more cognitive processing in order to remember information. Memory works best when the conditions at the time of encoding are the same as to the conditions at the time or retrieval: parallel distributed processing model. New memories are added to our existing knowledge base. More information = development and increasing intellectual sophistication.
