PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes -Alan Baddeley, Richard Shiffrin, Hermann Ebbinghaus

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

Memory - is learning that has persisted over time, information that has been stored and can be retrieved. Recall - a measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test. Relearning - a measure of memory that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material again. Measures of retention: recall, recognition and relearning 3 ways to measure retention of memories. 1975 - 25 years later high school graduates could not recall many of their old classmates, but 90% remembered pictures and names: our speed at relearning also reveals memory: german philosopher hermann. Ebbinghaus randomly selected syllables, practiced them and tested himself. Read a list over 8 times and try to recall them. Wav tuv zof gek hiw: additional rehearsal of verbal information increases retention, especially when distributed over time. Information-processing models are analogies that compare human memory to a computer"s operations. To remember any event we must encode, store and retrieve.