EPSY 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Working Memory, Habituation, Episodic Memory
12 Feb 2020
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Cognitive change: information processing approach - chapter 7. Sensory memory, working memory, and long-term memory. Holds incoming sensory information in its original form. Holds and processes information that is being worked on: manipulated, encoded, or retrieved. Central executive: control processor that directs the flow of information and regulates cognitive activities such as attention, action, and problem-solving. Executive function: cognitive activities involved in understanding information, making decisions, and solving problems. Gains in attention by 10 weeks and increases over time. Neonates can recall visual and auditory stimuli as well as motor activities. Categorization: grouping different stimuli from a common class. Allows for organized storage of information in memory, efficient retrieval of that information, and capacity to respond with familiarity to new stimuli from a common class. Selective attention: ability to systematically deploy one"s attention, focusing on relevant information and ignoring distractors. Young children often struggle with selective attention. Gains occur between ages 6 and 10 years.
