PSY 102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Habituation, Roygbiv, Suggestibility
10 Feb 2016
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4. 1- how memory operates: the memory assembly line. The retention of information over time (e. g. , sensory, short-term, long-term) Our memories are surprisingly good in most situations (e. g. , remembering how to get to work) and also memories are surprisingly bad in others (e. g. , names of people we"ve met) This is referred to as the paradox of memories. The same mechanisms that serve us well most of the time can (and do) fail us and cause problems in certain situations! We remember huge amounts of information e. g. , pictures presented for only a few seconds e. g. , lyrics to hundreds of songs. Kim peek, the real rain man (infantile autism and calendar calculator) Remembering words that weren"t on the list is the result of a memory illusion. ( false but subjectively compelling memory. ) Our brains go beyond the available information to make sense of the world.
