PSYCH 322 1st Edition Lecture 15Outline of Last Lecture I.Episodic Memory II.Implicit MemoryOutline of Current LectureIII.DemoIV.Group 1V.Group 2VI.Group 3VII.Group 4VIII.Group 5Current LectureI.Demoa.We did a demo in class to show the different gradations in deepness of producing a durable memory trace.b.The class was divided into 5 groups; each group was given certain instructions for how they were supposed to think of each word as it was shown on the list.Then we were all shown the same list and asked to write down all the words that we remember seeing on the screenII.Group 1: does the word contain 5 or more letters?a.This is form of shallow processing. You weren’t asked to pay attention to the meaning of the word, not to elaborate on the word or make sense of it, just too simply count the amount of letters in the word. III.Group 2: think of a word that rhymesa.This is a form in-between shallow and deep processing. The down side of this is that the word you create that rhymes, may not even be related to the actualword itself and that won’t help you recall the words on the list.IV.Group 3: think of a word that means the same thing (synonym)a.This is a level of deep processing. you are asked to create your own word that is synonymous to the original list item to make it more memorableb.(generation effect)V.Group 4: create a visual image (the sillier the better)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.a.This is a level of deep processing; you are using the imagery component of LTM. You generate your own image and are less likely to fail you if you group the words.VI.Group 5: think about whether the word describes youa.This is a level of deep processing. You are using the self-referencing effect to like the list item to yourself. b.You know yourself and are now asked to connect something new to yourself.c.Evaluate survival value if you were on a deserted island with this ‘thing’i.Evaluation of survival significance (how important is it to
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