PSYC 107 1nd EditionLecture 22Outline of Last LectureI. Operant ConditioningII. ShapingIII. ReinforcementIV. ReinforcersV. Know for the TestVI. PunishmentVII. Skinner’s LegacyOutline of Current LectureI. What Impacts Memory?II. OverviewIII. Paradoxial and Fallible MemoryIV. The Woman Who Can’t ForgetV. Memory of Common ItemsVI. Book and MemoryVII. Memory DemonstrationsVIII. Memory IllusionIX. Information processingCurrent LectureI. What Impacts Memory?- Repetition- *We always assume we remember more than we really do*- Effortful Processing- Personal ConnectionsII. Overview- Phenomenon of Memory These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Persistence of learning over time through storage and retrevial of information Our memory is our identity Without our memory we are not who we are- Studying memory; memory occurs in 3 stages: Encoding; put information in Storage; retain the information Retreval; pull the information out- Forgetting- Some facts about Memory Memories can be automatic Memories can endure Memories are not etched into our brains Memories can be distorted by what we think happened our what we are told happened. Repeatedly imagining a nonexistent event leads to actually thinking it happenedIII. Paradoxial and Fallible Memory- Our memories can be good and bad- If shown 2,500 pictures, 3 days later, we can recognize 90% of the picturesIV. The Woman Who Can’t Forget- Jill Price- Can remember every detail that happened to her since she was 14V. Memory of Common Items- We cannot remember exactly what everyday items look like because the information was not encoded- The information was not encoded because it is not very very importantVI. Book and Memory- Relating things to sex helps remember because sex is memorable- Weird or colorful things are also easier to rememberVII. Memory Demonstrations- In class, we were given 15 words that had a theme- We had to write down what we remembered after given 1 minute to remember them.- If someone wrote down the wrong word; it was probable in the themeVIII. Memory Illusion- An example of memory illusion is recalling a word that was not on the list- Memory is reconstructive, not reproductive When we recall a memory, we reconstruct the memory using cues and available information- Case of Nadean Cool Nadean went to a therapist because she felt she was having emotional problems Therapist told her she had 130 different personalities after testing her with: 15 hour marathon tests Guided imagery Hypnosis The therapist convinced her she had been abused as a child This was false; the therapist was sued for 2.4 millionIX. Information processing- Travels the path of encoding storage retrival- There are three stages of memory (at each stage, memories decay a bit more) Sensory Memory Has to do with senses; holds raw data for a very short time; the information is sent to short term memory Decays rapidly Short Term Memory Works actively with data and transforms it into meaningful data in order to remember Passes to long term Long Term Memory Can keep information for minutes, days, years, or a
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