Cognitive Psychology II - Memory The Big Picture • Memory as Information Processing • Stages and Events of Memory • Effortful Memory -When we are trying to learn and remember • Memory Without Awareness - When we remember things we do not realize we remember • The Fragility of Memory - Our memories are often a distorted view of reality
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Cognitive Psychology II - Memory The Big Picture Memory as Information Processing Stages and Events of Memory Effortful Memory -When we are trying to learn.
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Cognitive Psychology II - MemoryThe Big Picture
• Memory as Information Processing• Stages and Events of Memory
• Effortful Memory -When we are trying to learn and remember
• Memory Without Awareness - When we remember things we do not realize we remember
• The Fragility of Memory - Our memories are often a distorted view of reality
Stages of Memory
Stages of Memory
Effortful Memory
• How much do we retain?• Not much for long in short-term memory
• How much do we retain?• Not much for long in short-term memory• We forget much of what we learn
Effortful Memory (cont.)
• How much do we retain?• Not much for long in short-term memory• We forget much of what we learn• We can relearn it fairly quickly however
Effortful Memory (cont.)
• How much do we retain?• Not much for long in short-term memory• We forget much of what we learn• We can relearn it fairly quickly however
• Cues that influence memory• Semantic cues are helpful
Effortful Memory (cont.)
• How much do we retain?• Not much for long in short-term memory• We forget much of what we learn• We can relearn it fairly quickly however
• Cues that influence memory• Semantic cues are helpful• Cues related to the self are even better• Context effects increase memory - mood and
place of learning as memory cues
Effortful Memory (cont.)
Effortful Memory (cont.)
• Interference in Memory - Learning names and learning Spanish after learning French
• Interference in Memory - Learning names and learning Spanish after learning French
• Strategies to Improve Memory• Mnemonics• Chunking
Effortful Memory (cont.)
Memory Without Awareness
• Research with Amnesiacs• Procedural memory• Despite having no knowledge that they have
learned, people can learn• It doesn’t only happen with amnesiacs - the