1. Memory Chapter 11

2. 3 stages  Representations of the world with varying accuracy, error and bias  Encoding refers to making mental representations of information so that it can be placed into our memories  Storing is the process of placing encoded information into relatively permanent mental storage for later recall  Retrieving is the process of getting information that has been placed into short-term and long-term storage  Representations of the world with varying accuracy, error and bias  Encoding refers to making mental representations of information so that it can be placed into our memories  Storing is the process of placing encoded information into relatively permanent mental storage for later recall  Retrieving is the process of getting information that has been placed into short-term and long-term storage

3. Sensory Memory  Gather information Gather information  Iconic (eyes)  Echoic (ears)  Emotional  Photographic  Eidetic  Flashbulb  Gather information Gather information  Iconic (eyes)  Echoic (ears)  Emotional  Photographic  Eidetic  Flashbulb  Must pay attention  Working memory (short-term)  Rehearsal  Memory span test  Interference  Chunking  Make a decision about importance

4. Long-term Memory  Storing unlimited information for retrieval in the future  Retrieval selects information and brings it back into short- term memory Retrieval  The key to success is the initial encoding  Association between new and old information  Storing unlimited information for retrieval in the future  Retrieval selects information and brings it back into short- term memory Retrieval  The key to success is the initial encoding  Association between new and old information  Primacy vs. Recency  Declarative vs. Procedural  Semantic vs. Episodic  Automatic vs. Effortful  Maintenance vs. Elaborative

5. Repressed Memory  Do people repress bad memories?  Does therapy implant false memory?  Do studies that prove that people begin to believe false memories disprove repression?  Should psychotherapy be done?  Should courts admit testimony given through psychotherapy?  Do people repress bad memories?  Does therapy implant false memory?  Do studies that prove that people begin to believe false memories disprove repression?  Should psychotherapy be done?  Should courts admit testimony given through psychotherapy?  Holly – pages 230, 250, 251  California Pre-school – page 258  False Memory Research – page 273  Father Pagano – page 274  Witnesses – page 275