04:189:101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Long-Term Memory, Short-Term Memory

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Communication and Informatio
• Course: 04:189:101
• Professor: Galina Bolden

Document Summary

What does it suggest about reality: people can be easily influenced by authority, what is going on can be interpreted in many ways, used communication to formulate understanding of the world. Giving priority to a particular incoming sensory message. Hearing our name within a large crowd / party. The moonwalking bear: only paying attention to the basketball, (focus) not the bear. To assign meaning or own significance to something in the environment. Understanding what we see: people may see themselves well, and see others badly, people may see a situation disadvantageous towards them while others sees the same situation advantageous towards them. Active deliberate control of pulling information from memory. Activated memory that holds a few items briefly: ex. The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system: includes experiences, skills, and general knowledge. Non-automatic (trying to figure out where to go) Unconscious (just happens, no need to think about it)