psych 6-6.5

The ability to remember things we have experienced imagined or learned – often seen as steps in an information processing model

Memory

Put in new information – you must have an alert brain – have to personalize it – 80%

Encoding

Organize the information

Store

Pull out all the information

Retrieval

works to describe effortful processing – fall apart with things we auto process – auto skills

The information processing model- imp

Brain can work on both at the same time – Have to have one not to think about / auto and one we think about - brain process information at different levels at the same time some of those levels we are conscious of and some We are not.

Parallel processing

Dropping productivity equals 40% drop in productivity – longer to accomplish tasks equals 50% longer to accomplish a single task – more errors equals 50 more errors – low IQ points equals IQ down 15 points – three times more effect on school than smoking and learning equals three times that affect when heavy, heavy said thing

Problems of multitasking

The time we spent thinking about material you were reading and relating it to previously stored material is about the most useful thing you can do and learning any new subject

Material meaningful - This process involves making connections between new information and existing knowledge in our memory, thereby creating a deeper understanding and retention of the material. Engaging with the material on a personal level and integrating it into our cognitive frameworks makes learning more effective.

Most people excel at remembering personal relevant information – ask how well certain adjectives describes someone else we often forget – – asked how well the adjectives describe us we often remember them

Self-reference effect

The visual register holds images or icons that represents all aspects of visual image - quarter of a second

Iconic

The auditory register, hold echo – echo can last up to several seconds in the auditory register – last longer allowing you to understand

Echoic

Hold information We are aware of or thinking about at any given time or moment

Short term memory

the process of retaining encoded information in the brain for future use, acting as the crucial middle step between encoding (getting information in) and retrieval (getting it out).

storing

Everything that is learned is stored – no known limit

Long-term memory

Memory for information can be readily express and are aware of having - intentionally recalled –

Explicit

Memory for information that we cannot readily express and may not be aware of having - Cannot be intentionally retrieved

Implicit

Process in which information and your memory can be recalled back to your short-term memory – just because you can't remember it doesn't mean it's not in your memory - Process in which information in your memory can be recalled back to short-term memory – inability to recall information you tried to remember

Retrieval

Retrieval without any cues – fill in the blanks or essays

Recall

Retrieval aided by clues – multiple choice

Recognition

Words or other stimuli that help us with information that is stored in our memory – often with senses

Retrieval Cues

Where you are sitting at a table, the best you'll test at a table – whenever or whatever physical state your body is in, will test in that position better

State dependent memory

A trigger – vivid memory of upsetting dramatic event – strong, emotional context

Flashbulb memory