PSYC 3265 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1 and 3 : Echoic Memory, Iconic Memory, Sensory Memory
3 Mar 2017
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Reductionism: the view that all scientific explanations should aim to be based on a lower level of analysis, psychology in terms of physiology, physiology in terms of chemistry, chemistry in terms of physics . Verbal learning: a term applied to an approach to memory that relies principally on the learning of lists of words and nonsense syllables. Gestalt psychology: an approach to psychology that was strong in germany in the 30"s that attempted to use perceptual principles to understand memory and reasoning. Schema: proposed by bartlett to explain how our knowledge of the world is structured and influences the way in which new information is stored and subsequently recalled. Model: a method of expressing a theory more precisely, allowing predictions to made and tested. Environemnt sensory memory short term long term. Stuies suggest that information flows both ways, not just left right. Sensory memory: a term applied to the brief storage of info within a specific modality.
