PSYC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Implicit Memory, Long-Term Memory, Iconic Memory
10 Apr 2018
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Nature vs nurture and how we come to experience our worlds. It"s not as simple as nature being separate from nurture. Never that easy to pull those effects apart. Epigenetics-- it"s not as simple as natura being separate from nurture. What can change is the expression of those genes. Genes can turn on and off-- lightswitch. There are genetic factors that allow us to see and help with sensation and perception. When you get stimulation your nerves fire, allows for communication, communication allows for maturation-- developmental plasticity. Bc it didn"t have context clues, brain had to assume, different brains make different assumptions. Stimulus in the world, but can be lightweight (light, sound), is physical stimulus. Convert physical energy into what your brain understands (electrical and chemical signals) Has to rely signal to many areas of brain for further processing. As its being relayed-- its being interpreted and organized. Eyes has sensory receptors for vision-- mechanical.
