PSY492H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Anterograde Amnesia, Hermann Ebbinghaus, Critical Phenomena
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Chapter 1 introduction: fundamental concepts and historical foundations. The neurobiology of learning and memory how does the brain store and retrieve information about experiences. Learning and memory is in the domain of both psychology and neurobiology. Behaviour observable: derive a set of empirical principles that describe how variation in experience influences behavior, provide a theoretical account that can explain the observed facts. The more practice of a list, the better the test performance. Retention better with spaced repetition rather than massed training without breaks. 1: psychologists only vary nature of experience and measure only behavior the brain is a black box" and this research identifies critical phenomena, and concepts for a starting point. Emotional memories: ribot"s law: idea that there is a temporal progression to memory loss old memories are more resistant to disruption than new ones. Korsakoff"s syndrome syndrome produced by alcohol, that is characterized by anterograde amnesia.
