PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Retina, Prospective Memory, Knowledge Organization

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Paul Wehr

Document Summary

Introduction to memory lecture notes focuses awareness on narrow range of stimuli, filters out irrelevant stimuli. Cognitive load moves filter forward only relevant information passes the filter only information attended to can be encoded dividing attention during encoding leads to impaired memory; eg. using social media while trying to pay attention in class. Next in line effect can"t think of anything but your own presentation. Introduction to memory how does it work? encoding1 active processing. Levels enriched semantic encoding chunking sensory register (memory) Separate subsystems different subsystem for every input all information is held momentarily in the registers illustrated example shown in next slide seeing sparkler after the light moves is because retina keeps the image. 20 seconds eg. traffic lights: peterson & peterson study (1959) Capacity is 7 +- 2 items (miller) given list of words, study, then test them on it.