Memory Chapter 11. 3 stages Representations of the world with varying accuracy, error and bias ...

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Memory Chapter 11

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Memory

Chapter 11

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3 stages

Representations of the world with varying accuracy, error and bias

Encoding refers to making mental representations of information so that it can be placed into our memories

Storing is the process of placing encoded information into relatively permanent mental storage for later recall

Retrieving is the process of getting information that has been placed into short-term and long-term storage

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Sensory Memory

Gather information

Iconic (eyes)

Echoic (ears)

Emotional

Photographic

Eidetic

Flashbulb

Must pay attention

Working memory (short-term)

Rehearsal

Memory span test

Interference

Chunking

Make a decision about importance

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Long-term Memory

Storing unlimited information for retrieval in the future

Retrieval selects information and brings it back into short-term memory

The key to success is the initial encoding

Association between new and old information

Primacy vs. Recency

Declarative vs. Procedural

Semantic vs. Episodic

Automatic vs. Effortful

Maintenance vs. Elaborative

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Repressed Memory

Do people repress bad memories?

Does therapy implant false memory?

Do studies that prove that people begin to believe false memories disprove repression?

Should psychotherapy be done?

Should courts admit testimony given through psychotherapy?

Holly – pages 230, 250, 251

California Pre-school – page 258

False Memory Research – page 273

Father Pagano – page 274

Witnesses – page 275