Psy 200 1st Edition Lecture 10 Current Lecture Long Term Memory more permanent memory capacity is huge duration is long Declarative memory us something you can declare like facts or events Non declarative memory is something you re unaware of Semantic Coding links to existing knowledge in theory might be a retrieval cue rather than encoding Long Term Memory Coding The stimulus together with its context or meaning Not the physical stimulus 3 stages acquisition storage retrieval Acquisition better acquisition for deeper level of processing elaboration provides more connections Words in complex sentences are recalled more frequently Retrieval more connections also leads to more retrieval pathways matching retrieval and encoding having cues at time of retrieval that are similar to time of encoding helps Context Dependent memory where you are impacts your memory State Dependent memory the state of mind you are in Best results occur when the learning environment and the testing environment match Acquisition and Retrieval remembering is dependent on both best encoding builds up many connections and thus many retrieval cues memory is best if conditions of encoding and retrieval are the same The serial position effect look in book Typical recall can involve Short and Long Term Memory Primacy effect easier to remember words that are first on a list Recency effect easier to remember words that are at the end of a list because they are the most recent in your 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 Recency but not primacy is affected by filled delay Filled delay a distraction that doesn t allow rehearsal Longer time between words on a list affects primacy but not recency