PSYC 221 Chapter Notes -Memory Consolidation, Classical Conditioning, Anisomycin
31 Jan 2014
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Long- term memory: encoding and retrieval. Encoding: process of acquiring information and transferring it to ltm. Note the distinction between coding and encoding. Coding refers to the form in which a stimulus enters our memory. For example, there is visual, auditory, and semantic coding. Encoding is a process by which information is stored in ltm. Retrieval: process of transferring memory from ltm to working memory. Rehearsal: repeating information over and over: maintenance rehearsal, elaborative rehearsal. Maintenance rehearsal: repetition that maintains information in working memory but is not effective in transferring information into ltm. Elaborative rehearsal: making connections between the meaning of an item and something you know. This method is much more effective in transferring information to ltm. Depth of processing compares deep and shallow . This is the method used in maintenance rehearsal. Deep processing: close attention on an item"s meaning and relating it to something else.
