PSYC 221 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Visual Cortex, Brain Damage, Episodic Memory
20 Nov 2018
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6. 1 comparing short-term and long-term memory processes: long term memory. System responsible for storing info for long periods of time. Few moths ago to as long as we can remember. Details and often specific memories themselves fade with time as other experiences accumulate: quick comparison. While understanding how to retain info from past is important, we also need to understand how this info is used: serial position curve. Indicates that memory is better for words that are at the beginning and end of the list. Called the primary effect, and recency effect, respectively the serial position curve is the visual representation of this ^ Subject beings recall immediately after hearing the list of words. List is represented and subject repeats words out- loud in 5-sec intervals between words. Illustrates primary effect, that words at the beginning of the list are repeated more, so they are more likely to get into ltm.
