PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Encoding Specificity Principle, Amygdala, Episodic Memory
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Recap: information is sometimes available in memory even when it is not accessible, retrieval cues: external information that helps bring stored information to mind. State dependent retrieval: tendency for information to be better recalled when the person is in the same state during encoding and retrieval. Transfer/context-dependent processing: memory is likely to transfer from one situation to another when the encoding context of the situations match: flashbulb memories: detailed recollections of when and where we heard about shocking events. The amygdala is involved in emotional memory. Persistence: intrusive recollection of events that we wish we could forget. Often occurs after disturbing or traumatic events. Emotional experiences better remembered than unemotional ones. Flashbulb memories are recollections that seem to vivid and clear that we can picture them as if they are snapshots of a moment in time. Your subjective sense of surety doesn"t mean much. We retain procedural memories like walking, drinking, pulling a wagon.
