PSYC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Hermann Ebbinghaus, Long-Term Memory, Sensory Memory
16 Dec 2018
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Studying memory: information processing models: encoding, storage, retrieval. Input sensory memory short-term memory long term memory: sensory memory, capacity all sensory experiences, duration fractions of a second, short-term memory, capacity - 7 2 units, duration about 30 seconds. Long-term memory: capacity unlimited, duration unlimited. Levels of processing: we encode what we expect to encode, visual encoding encoding of picture images. Storage: retaining information: storing implicit & explicit memories, memories are distributed not localized. Grandmother hypothesis all the information a person needs, is localized, and stored in only one area. Implicit memory retention independent of conscious recollection doctor returns, the patient does not want to shake the doctor"s hand but doesn"t know why. The patient has no explicit memory of the prior occurrence, but their refusal to shake the doctor"s hand the next day, shows the patient has an implicit memory of the encounter. Implicit memories: as you provide more information, the number of errors decreases.
