PSYCH 1X03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Hermann Ebbinghaus, Frederic Bartlett, Elizabeth Loftus
7 Jan 2018
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Memory acts like a video camera, which accurately preserves image and audio to be played back. Memory acts like a filing cabinet, which stores memory files in an organized folder system and. Memory acts like a computer, which has specialized components responsible for handling can be accessed to recall something different memories at different times. Metaphors are assuming memory can store experiences in their original, undistorted form. Metaphors are assuming memory retrieval is as simple as accessing a previously stored item that has been kept in a specific place. Stored data is identical to inputted information. Retrieved data is identical to inputted information. Stored memory includes personal details and interpretations. Retrieved memory may be altered or lost. One memory triggers another, shaping the flow of the conversation. Bo(cid:271) tells a fu(cid:374)(cid:374)(cid:455) a(cid:374)e(cid:272)dote a(cid:271)out k i(cid:374)g (cid:374)oo(cid:271)s a(cid:374)d jill is (cid:396)e(cid:373)i(cid:374)ded of (cid:449)he(cid:374) she k "d so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e. Early researchers of memory were heavily influenced by the behaviourists.
