PY - Psychology PY 100L Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Memory Span, Distributed Computing, Information Processing

• School: NMU
• Department: PY - Psychology
• Course: PY - Psychology PY 100L
• Professor: Dr.Susan Kapla

Document Summary

Encoding: putting information into a form that our memory system can use. Retrieval: getting that information back out of your memory. Process of putting information into a form that the memory system can accept and use. Semantic codes- general meaning, not based on the specifics. Storage: process of maintaining information in memory system. Maintenance rehearsal: repeating information over and over to keep it in active memory. Elaborative rehearsal: relates new information to information already in memory. You note that your new customer lives on the same street as your grandma. Memory depends on how the encoding process matches up with what is ultimately retrieved. Ex: multiple choices vs. essay exams (you prepare differently) New experiences provide specific information and also become part of, and alter, a (cid:449)hole (cid:374)et(cid:449)ork of asso(cid:272)iatio(cid:374)s i(cid:374) a perso(cid:374)"s overall knowledge base. Hmm ipods ki(cid:374)d of like the telepho(cid:374)e (cid:271)ut (cid:374)ot e(cid:454)a(cid:272)tl(cid:455) .