Psychology GCSE Memory

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The retention of information or learning
Memory
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Information entering the memory system. Information is put into a language that the brain can understand.
Encoding
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Holding information in the memory system.
Storage
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Bringing information back out of storage.
Retrieval
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Primary effect and regency effect
Murdock 1962
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Multi-store explanation of memory
Atkinson and Shiffrin 1968
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The need for rehearsal
Peterson and Peterson 1959
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Memory storage based on the meaning of information
Semantic storage
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Underwood 1965
Semantic storage
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Seven chunks
Miller 1956
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It does not make an exact copy of everything that is said.
Reconstructive explanation
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The war of the Ghosts
Bartlett 1932
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Craik and Lockhart 1972
LOP
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Bower and Karlin 1974
Deep processing
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Tulving and Pearlstone 1972
How organisation affects memory
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Bower et al
Organisation
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The environment or setting in which learning takes place
Context
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When we do not have the right clues to release information from our memory
Cue-dependent forgetting
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Divers experiment 1972
Divers' experiment
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When context acts as a cue to recall
context-dependent memory
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When old information interferes with the storing of new information
Proactive interference
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When new information affects the ability to recall previously learnt information
Retroactive interference
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Underwood and Postman 1960
Interference and memory
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recalling information in the same mood, state of mind, or bodily state as when it was learnt
State dependent memory
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After a brain injury has occurred, new information is unable to be learnt
Anterrograde amnesia
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After a brain injury, a person has an inability to recall anything prior to the accident
Retrograde amnesia
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Part of the brain that is vital for recording new memories
Hippocampus
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Car accident study
Loftus and Palmer 1974
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Can affect the accuracy of eyewitness testimony
Leading question
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Bruce and Young 1998
Identifying faces
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According to Bruce and Young, this is helpful when trying to identify faces.
Familiarity
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Information entering the memory system. Information is put into a language that the brain can understand.

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Encoding

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Holding information in the memory system.

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Bringing information back out of storage.

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Primary effect and regency effect

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