PSYC 2000 Chapter : Memory Part 2
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Ltm organization: ltm is organized un terms of related meanings and concepts, semantic network model: assumes information is stored in a connected fashion, with concepts that are related stored physically closer to each other. Mnemonics: the art or practice of improving or of aiding the memory , characteristics, effortful, elaboration, provides multiple routes to retrieval. Using mnemonics: mova your memory, meaningfulness, organization, imagery, attention. Examples of meaningfulness: while reading, ask yourself what do i already know about this? , making connections to your life (eg. personal examples of flashbulb memories) Examples of vividness: using a vivid image. Examples of attention: make sure you are fully attentive. Amber meets a cute guy named carson at a party. She wants to make sure she remembers his name so she associates t with nevada this is elaborative rehearsal. Encoding failure: we cannot remember what we did not encode, would only last 20 secs- stm duration.
