PSYCH 1X03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-3: Forgetting Curve, Long-Term Memory, Short-Term Memory
19 Nov 2016
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Cognitive scientists study how our mental processes make us sentient beings. Metaphors allow psychologists to describe and understand memory. Accurately preserves images and audio to be played back at a later time. Creating memory files that are stored in an organized folder system which can be later accessed to remember something. Specialized components are responsible for handling different memories at different times. Memory metaphors mislead memory as perfectly stored and easily retrieved. Data: stored data is identical to inputted information, retrieved data is identical to inputted information. Memory: stored memory includes personal detail and interpretations, retrieved memory may be altered or lost. Frederick bartlett: realized all metaphors about human memory have 1 thing in common: while each provides a useful way of thinking about memory, in another way they are all misleading. Early work on memory noted how each memory cue is linked to the cue before it.
