PSYC 327 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Memorylessness
22 Dec 2016
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Which brain area responds to stress hormones by helping to create stronger memories: amygdala. This neural basis for learning and memory, found at the synapses in memory-circuit connections, results from brief, rapid stimulation. Retention of memories: recall, recognition, and relearning speed. Long after graduating high school, can still recognize yearbook pics from lineup and pick names from a list of names: usually can recognize (names of seven dwarfs) but not recall them. Our speed at relearning also reveals memory: exp: more times he repeated list of random tiny syllables, fewer repititions he required to relearn list on day 2. Thus test of recognition nd time spent relearning demonstrate that we remember more than we can recall. Why: use recall to test memory (short answer or fill in the blank questions) rather than with recognition (multiple choice questions). Recalling info is harder than recognizing it, so if you can recall you have a better retention for material.
