Retrieving Information MEMORY Retrieving Information
How do we get the “stuff” out? Recall- retrieve info not in conscious awareness Recognize- identify previously learned Relearn- amount of time saved, the 2nd time around
1. Recall How many letters are in the alphabet? What’s your mom maiden’s name? (always fill-in-the-blank questions) What are the names of all the people in your graduating class? What would make this question easier to answer?
2. Recognition Multiple choice questions Much easier to answer if you see the memory on paper Recognize the people in your graduating class “Have you seen this person before?” “Is this a new outfit?”
3. Relearning History class- learn about the Civil War for years and every year you “relearn” it. Each time you learn the information quicker.
Retrieval Cues Used to target info Mnemonic, priming “wakening of associations” Web of Associations Context Effects- where you learned it
State dependent memory What we learn in one state, is easier to recall in that state Mood-Congruent memory Experience consistent with one’s current good/bad mood World perceptions
Rest
Snore
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Bed
Comfort
Awake
Eat
Wake
Dream
Slumber
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