PSYC 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Flashbulb Memory, Interference Theory, Memory Consolidation
12 Apr 2016
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Any stimulus that helps u access target info. Recognition: recognizing correct answer from series of options (mult. choice) Recall: bringing up memory of info w/o options available (essay) Flashbulb memory: seem permanently etched in our brains. Emotional situations: hippocampus and amygdala work to produce a memory w/ declarative and emotional detail. Memories vivid and more accurate than others due to cortisol release. Persistent high cortisol can hurt memory consolidation. high spike in steriod/glucose. Forgetting decay theory interference theory retrieval theory motivated forgetting. Proactive interference: reduced memory for target info. as a result of earlier learning. (ex. u have to change to new password but keep forgetting new one) Reactive interference: memory for target info. due to subsequent learning. new info displaces old info. (u get new iphone. u forget how to access old iphone 4) Improving your memory: distribute practice * take tests sleep recite/rehearsal ** use mnemonics/rhymes method of loci - lettuce/milk/eggs/butter/cheese have imagery in really weird locations.
