PSYC 2000 Chapter : Ch 6 Notes
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Some info (route to your school) is automatically processed. Novel info (friend"s new cell number) requires attention and effort. Automatic processing- tendency of certain kind of info to enter ltm with little or no effort encoding. Time- not the events that take place in a day (allowing you to retrace steps) Frequency- keep track of things that happened to you. Flashbulb memory- automatic encoding that occurs because an unexpected event has strong emotional associations for the person remembering it. Novel information committed to memory requires effort, like learning a concept from a text. High motivation- when encoding leads to more effort to attend to and organize info in ways that facilitate memory. Method of loci-method of memorizing info by placing each item to be remembered at a point along a familiar imaginary journey. Chunking- organizing items info familiar manageable (or meaningful) units.
