PSYC 1020H Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Temporal Lobe, Lesion, Forgetting Curve
8 Mar 2016
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Memory systems and current research at trent. 100 multiple choice questions plus 5 bonus questions. Cannot leave during the first 60 minutes. Learning is the process of acquiring new information, while memory refers to the persistence of learning in a state that can be revealed at a later time (squire, The capacity to retain and retrieve information and the changes in structures that account for this capacity. Brain plasticity: the ability to change connections in the brain, unsure exactly how. Plasticity is the ability to change, bend and mold. You as a person are derived from experiences that have been stored in your. This is possible because your brains has developed the capacity to store. He can pull a fact from his mental library as fast as a search engine can mine the internet. Can read a page in 8-10 seconds. Began memorizing books at 18 months after they were read to him.
