PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 41: Implicit Memory, Mental Model
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A second subtype of implicit memory, priming, refers to our ability to identify a stimulus more easily or more quickly when we"ve previously encountered similar stimuli. Lo 7. 3 identify methods for connecting new information to existing knowledge. 3 processes of memory: encoding, storage, and retrieval. Encoding refers to the process of getting information into our memory banks. To encode something, we must first attend to it. Most events we"ve experience are never encoded in the first place. Encoding also helps to explain the next-in-line effect and memory for common objects. Mnemonics: a learning aid, strategy, or device that enhances recall. Lo 7. 5 identify he role the schemas play in the storage of memories. Storage refers to the process of keeping information in memory. How we store our experiences in memory depends on our interpretations and expectations of them. Schemas are organized knowledge structure or mental model that we"ve stored in memory.
