Memory and Learning: Encoding, Storage, Retrieval, and Forgetting - Prof. Zachary J. Stein, Study notes of Psychology

Download Memory and Learning: Encoding, Storage, Retrieval, and Forgetting - Prof. Zachary J. Stein and more Study notes Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! 17 February Encode meaning not actual words Chunking Organizing items into manageable units Close to 7 ± 2 Imagery Aid to effortful processing Deeper processing if used with semantic encoding Emotion and memory Stress and emotion can increases memory encoding Flash bulb memory Emotion increase memory of detail or reliving and rehearsal Storage Adults store 1,000,000,000 things Capacity is more like 1,000,000,000,000,000 things Only perceive about 40 things per second Can’t perceive everything, just important details Synaptic changes Learning creates/changes neural synapses Neural activation → stored memory Storage Implicit memory for procedures and skill acquisition Explicit memory for facts and experiences Clive Wearing – amnesia for explicit knowledge Does not know how to play piano/conduct Can do these things Can learn new pieces Retrieval Recall Retrieve information learned earlier Recognition Identify items previously learned Relearning Amount of time saved when learning material a second time Priming Activation of associations in memory Context effects Memory better if cues at encoding are same at retrieval Mood-congruent memory Recall experiences consistent with current mood