PSY270H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Suggestibility, Intentionality
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Propositional network can also be represented in just words; relationship goes first and then all the semantic cases appear in the order they happened (in parentheses) If a node has many connections it will take more time for that information/activation to spread. Gist memory: levels of representation: surface form, the exact wording of a text, should generalize to all types of text but most research has focused on written text, textbase, the propositional level (remember gist and overall meaning, situation model. Includes propositions and also any inferences that you might make; includes what actually happened and what you bring to the story. Divided into two groups: (1) problems of omission (when we actually forget things: transience faded from memory, absent mindedness lack of attention, blocking. This is a little different because nothing is actually wrong with your memory (accuracy) but you just can"t seem to forget it; Misinformation effect believe what you are told rather than what actually happened.
