Chapter 10.1 Memory & Thought: Taking In & Storing Information Mr. McCormick Psychology

Do-Now: (Discussion) What is memory? What is memory? What are your memory skills? Describe your short-term and long-term memory. What are your memory skills? Describe your short-term and long-term memory. Why do you tend to remember certain things and forget others? Why do you tend to remember certain things and forget others?

Memory Memory: Memory: The storage and retrieval of what has been learned or experienced The storage and retrieval of what has been learned or experienced

Memory 3 Processes: 3 Processes: 1. Encoding (Recording information) 1. Encoding (Recording information) 2. Storage (Saving information) 2. Storage (Saving information) 3. Retrieval (Calling up stored information) 3. Retrieval (Calling up stored information) 3 Stages: 3 Stages: 1. Sensory Memory 1. Sensory Memory 2. Short-Term Memory 2. Short-Term Memory 3. Long-Term Memory 3. Long-Term Memory

Memory Encoding: Encoding: The transforming of information so the nervous system can process it The transforming of information so the nervous system can process it Storage: Storage: The process by which information is maintained over a period of time The process by which information is maintained over a period of time Retrieval: Retrieval: The process of obtaining information that has been stored in memory The process of obtaining information that has been stored in memory

Sensory Memory Sensory Memory: Sensory Memory: Very brief memory storage immediately following initial stimulation of a receptor Very brief memory storage immediately following initial stimulation of a receptor

Short-Term Memory Short-Term Memory: Short-Term Memory: Memory that is limited in capacity to about seven items and in duration by the subject’s active rehearsal Memory that is limited in capacity to about seven items and in duration by the subject’s active rehearsal

Short-Term Memory Maintenance Rehearsal: Maintenance Rehearsal: A system for remembering that involves repeating information to oneself without attempting to find meaning in it A system for remembering that involves repeating information to oneself without attempting to find meaning in it

Short-Term Memory Chunking: Chunking: The process of grouping items to make them easier to remember The process of grouping items to make them easier to remember

Review What is memory? What is memory? Identify and describe the 3 processes of memory. Identify and describe the 3 processes of memory. Identify and describe the 3 stages of memory. Identify and describe the 3 stages of memory. What factors determine what information reaches our short-term memory? What factors determine what information reaches our short-term memory? In what ways do we employ “chunking” and “Maintenance-Rehearsal” to remember information? In what ways do we employ “chunking” and “Maintenance-Rehearsal” to remember information?

Homework Read Chapter 10.1 “Taking In and Storing Information” Read Chapter 10.1 “Taking In and Storing Information” Pgs Pgs Complete Section 1 Assessment Complete Section 1 Assessment Pg. 280 Pg. 280 #s 2, 3, 4 #s 2, 3, 4