PSYCH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Semantic Memory, Spaced, Procedural Memory
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Our library of our more durable stored memories: unlimited storage capacity, memories can endure for a lifetime. Permanence (like an onion) vs. alteration (original memory changes) We just do it without really being conscious of it. Why do we define 2 distinct memory processes (short term memory and long term memory?) Serial position effect: the ability to recall an item is influenced by the item"s position in a series o. Primacy effect: superior recall of early items: recency effect: superior recall of recent items. Why does this happen: behavioral evidence: (memory performance) Rehearsal (greater opportunity to rehearse the words in the beginning of the list - unless presenatation rate is too fast / no. Quick info dump of the rehearsal buffer (dumping information they just heard or what you just crammed) Due to phonological loop (repeating things to ourselves) Delay the cue to write down short term memory info to make recency effect worse o.
