The Nature of Memory

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  • Created on: 24-02-18 22:36
What is the duration of STM
18 seconds
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How is the duration tested?
Consonant Trigram
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What is the consonant trigram?
3 random consonants. Interference task. Recall after different times. 10% remembered after 18 seconds
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What coding is used for LTM?
Semantic
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How do we know how information is encoded into LTM?
Ps remember lists of words. Recall 20 mins later. Words that sound similar harder to remember. Semantic confusion error means coding is by meaning.
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How is duration for LTM measured?
Year book study. After 48 years, 80% face recognition.
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What is not an evaluation point for Research into Nature of Memory?
Cannot infer cause + effect
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The year book study is in real life, so....
It is helpful for real life memory and has ecological validity.
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