Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Acetylcholine, Prospective Memory, Temporal Lobe

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

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Holds incoming sensory information long enough to be recognized. Difficult to retain complete information in purely visual form for over a second. Lasts longer than iconic memory (about 2 seconds, partial trace may linger longer) Memory trace/icon: purely visual representation of the stimulus array. Subject to interference by additional visual information. Strength affected by visual factors (e. g. contrast, intensity: short-term/working memory. Short-term memory: holds information that we are conscious of at any given time. Aka working memory (consciously processes, codes, and works on info) Memory codes: mental representation of sensory information. Form of memory code does not often correspond to form of stimulus. Chunking: organization of information into meaningful units to aid recall. Elaborative rehearsal: focusing on meaning of information/relating to other concepts: more effective in transferring information to ltm. Mental workspace that actively and simultaneously processes different types of information, supports other cognitive functions (e. g. planning, problem solving), and interacts with ltm.