PSYCH 2AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Long-Term Memory, Spoken Word, Working Memory

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 2AA3
• Professor: Jennifer Ostovich

Document Summary

The information processing model: encoding of information: taking information and organizing it, storage: keeping information in long term memory, retrieval: getting information back when you store it. Information processing in older children: working memory capacity and efficient, development of strategy use, role of knowledge. Sensory input sensory store only holds information for 3 seconds attention . Short term & working memory unrehearsed info lost in 10-15 seconds rehearsal. Info to be stored permanently long term memory (info needed to comprehend new information comes from short term & working memory), techniques for processing new information can be used for short term memory. Spoken word sensory store/auditory register: replays in ur head short term & working. Memory rehearse it for a while long term memory (info need to comprehend the new word) techniques for processing the new word can be used in short term memory.