PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Pseudoword, Long-Term Memory, Iconic Memory
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Automatic processing occurs unconsciously: but for other information, we must use effortful processing. We must consciously attend to and process it to form durable and accessible memories. (ex: studying for a test): rehearsal is a form of effortful processing that involves conscious repetition of material. The bottom- line: the more time we spend: but we retain information better if our rehearsal is distributed across time- a phenomenon called the spacing effect. Imagine that you have 8 hours to study for a test. Iconic memory: sensory memory for visual information which lasts about. 200 ms: working memory: synonymous with what you are consciously aware of. Flash(cid:271)ul(cid:271) (cid:373)e(cid:373)o(cid:396)ies a(cid:396)e e(cid:454)t(cid:396)e(cid:373)el(cid:455) (cid:448)i(cid:448)id recollections of surprising events, but even they can be inaccurate: example: someone vividly remembering listening to a baseball game on the radio, during pearl harbor. Chapter review: memory the retention of learning over some period of time.
