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Three Kinds of Memory
Three Kinds of Memory
• Process we use to remember knowledge or
skills we’ve learned in the past is called…
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• Memory
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• Being able to remember what you did over
the weekend would be an example of this
kind of memory.
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• Episodic Memory
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• These kind of memories are special because
once you learn them, they tend to last a
lifetime.
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• Procedural Memory
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• Memory of an event so surprising or
significant to us that it is as if we
photographed it in our mind.
• 9/11 would be an example of this.
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• Flashbulb Memory
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• Multiplication tables, the first president of
the U.S. are both examples of this kind of
memory.
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• Generic Memory
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• Riding a bike, swimming, playing an
instrument, texting are all examples of this
kind of memory.
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• Procedural Memory
Three Processes of Memory
Three Processes of Memory
• The processing of information into the
memory system.
• This is like typing info into a computer
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• Encoding
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• The retention of encoded material over
time.
• Saving information into a computer.
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• Storage
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• The process of getting the information out
of memory storage.
• Finding where you saved a document and
then opening it up.
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• Retrieval
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• You recognize an actor in the movie but
when you go to say his name just the first
letter of his name comes to mind. You
know you know the name but it won’t pop
into your consciousness. This is an
example of…
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• Tip of the Tongue Phenomenon
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• An example of this is when you’re angry
you remember other times you were angry.
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• State Dependent Memory
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• You get home and don’t remember that
there was any homework for class. The
next day as you walk into class you
suddenly remember the teacher explaining
the assignment. This is an example of…
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• Context Effect
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• Being asked to name the 7 dwarfs off the
top of your head is an example of this kind
of retrieval task.
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• Recall
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• Multiple choice questions are an example of
this kind of retrieval task.
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• Recognition
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• A way of getting information to storage
where a person repeats information over
and over.
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• Maintenance Rehearsal
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• When you relate information to something
you already know. This way of getting
something into storage will cause it to last
longer.
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• Elaborative Rehearsal
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• This type of encoding is the least effective
form and is when you picture things in your
mind.
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• Visual Encoding
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• Saying something over and over in your
mind to encode it or just being able to
remember what the teacher said in class is
an example of this kind of encoding.
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• Acoustic Encoding
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• When you encode the meaning of
something. This is the best form of
encoding.
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• Semantic Encoding
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• When you make the information meaningful
by relating it to your own life and
experiences. A type of semantic encoding.
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• Self-Reference Effect.
Mnemonics
Mnemonics
• Placing items you want to remember
throughout the room or your house.
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• Method of Loci
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• Remembering a grocery list by kinds of
food (dairy, snacks, breakfast foods)
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• Categorical Clustering
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• Learning your numbers by using the saying
• One, Two Freddy’s coming for You
• Three, Four better lock the door…
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• Peg-Word System
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• HOMES = Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie,
Superior
• This is an example of…
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• Acronym
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• Example: Please Excuse My Dear Aunt
Sally (Math)
• Example: Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
(Music)
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• Acrostic
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• Example: Elvis shook his pelvis
• Stalactite holds tight to the ceiling
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• Keyword System
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• Link a set of isolated words by creating
visual representations for the words and
then picturing interactions among the items.
• Example: If you had to remember a list of
random things like an aardvark, pencil,
table and book picture the aardvark sitting
on a table holding pencil in its claws and
writing in a book.
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• Interactive Images