PSYCH 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Solomon Shereshevsky, Flashbulb Memory, Retrograde Amnesia
Document Summary
Memory is the means by which we retain and draw on our past experiences to use that information in the present. As a process, memory refers to the dynamic mechanisms associated with storing, retaining and retrieving information about past experiences. Encoding- process used to store info in memory. Retrieval-processes used to get information back out of memory. Free recall- recall all the words you saw in the list. Serial recall- recall order as well as item names. Cued recall-give participants some clue to trigger recall. Explicit- involves conscious recollection. participants know they are trying to retrieve info. Procedural- knowing how to do something(riding a bike) Sensory memory-getting info in, very limited duration,keep only what is processed visual=iconic audio=echoic , attention determines what makes onto the next stage. Short term memory-limited capacity, decays slower than sensory memory, last long only through rehearsal. Use chunking to improve(using knowledge to enhance memory). Most people got 30% accuracy in free recall after 30 years.
