Long-Term Memory: Types, Systems, and Processes - Prof. Audrey Austin, Study notes of Psychology

Download Long-Term Memory: Types, Systems, and Processes - Prof. Audrey Austin and more Study notes Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! Long-Term Memory 09/30/09 Long-Term Memory Systems  Memory is not a single process or brain system  Fundamental differences exist among episodic and semantic memory, explicit and implicit memory, and prospective memory Prospective Memory  Prospective memory involves remembering to do something at some future time  Has “costs” in terms of reducing attention and reducing working memory capacity Long-Term Memory Storage  Memory processes include encoding, storage, and retrieval  Memories are stored by meaning – Elaborative rehearsal involves encoding information in more meaningful ways and results in better memory than maintenance (repetition) rehearsal. Schemas Provide an Organizational Framework  Schemas are structures in long-term memory that help us perceive, organize, process and use information  Cultural variations in schemas produce differences in what and how information is remembered – Can lead to biased encoding