Memory unit 1

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2 groups. Group1 was given a group of letters like G, CS, EA,S. Group2 were given same but grouped different, GCSE, AS. Helps our recall.
Chunking.
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Presented with words and asked whether fits in sentence, capitals or rymes with.
Levels of processing.
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War of the Ghosts. Ppl added their own meaning and reconstructed there own memories to make sence.
Reconstructive Approach.
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New information interfears recall of old information.
Retroactive Interfearence.
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Old information interfears with recall of new information.
Proactive Interfearence.
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Word pairs. ask to remember word pairs then given 2nd list with the last word being the first added with a new word. Ppl couldnt remember first lot of words when asked.
Forgetting.
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Cannot recall events before the amnesia.
Retrograde amnesia.
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Cannot recall events after the amnesia started
Anterograde amnesia.
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HM underwent brain surgery for epilepsy and ended up with Anterograde amnesia so could not transfer info to LTM.
Amnesia.
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Presented with words and asked whether fits in sentence, capitals or rymes with.

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Levels of processing.

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War of the Ghosts. Ppl added their own meaning and reconstructed there own memories to make sence.

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New information interfears recall of old information.

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Old information interfears with recall of new information.

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