Memory “You are what you remember” “The persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information” “You are what you remember”

What would your life be without your memory. “How are you today What would your life be without your memory? “How are you today?” “Did you have fun last night?” “Oh! Remember that time?”

Information Processing Encoding- Processing information into the memory system. -Like uploading info onto a computer- Storage- Retention of encoded information over time. -Saving Files- Retrieval- Process of getting information out of memory storage. -Opening saved files-

Unconscious Processing Sensory imput Attention to Important or Novel info encoding External Events Sensory memory Working/Short term memory Long term Memory encoding retrieving Pg. 257 Fig 7A

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Working Memory Form of short term memory. Focuses on conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual-spatial information. Aaand of information retrieved from long term memory.

Encoding- getting info in. Parallel Processing- Doing many things at once. Automatic Processing- Unconscious encoding of incidental information. Such as space, time, and frequency. Also of well-learned information such as word meanings.

Space: Did you remember right where it was? AUTO PROCESSING IN ACTION Find this in your notes! Did you remember right where it was?

Time Retrace your steps from this morning Start with your alarm going off. What steps did you take to get to school?

Keeping track of events. Frequency Keeping track of events. We will unconsciously keep a running tally of how many times something has happened.

Well-Learned Information

Reading- started as Effortful Processing You are reading these words whether you want to or not. You cant help yourself and so you keep reading. Why am I still reading? Do I enjoy reading? Coach Hardy is my favorite teacher. Smile

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Rehearsal- constant repetition Overlearning Plays, singing,dancing, playing an instrument, running a pattern, drawing a figure, perfecting a technique. Example: Self defense

Serial position effect Primacy- The first thing remembered. Recency- The last thing remembered. We will remember the Recency event/name over the Primacy shortly. But given time the Primacy event/name will be what we can more easily recall. von Restorff effect- when information is unique or strange in some sort of way. Bananas Apples Cereal Bread Duct tape Milk

Sometimes Rehearsal isn’t enough…Why?

Types of Encoding Visual Encoding- encoding picture images. Acoustic Encoding- encoding of sounds, especially sounds of words. “Eye-Scream” Semantic Encoding- encoding of meaning, including the meaning of words.