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A lecture you’re sure not to forget

The Atkinson-Shiffrin Model

The Environment

Sensory Registers

Short Term Memory

Long Term Memory

Sensation

Encoding

Consciousness

Retrieval

G R F K

B Y P W

V M S O

H Q N D

L A J C

U F B Q

Also called Working Memory

Whatever information is in conscious awareness. Any information that we are remembering or manipulating occurs in STM.

A typical individual’s digit span

Tired

Pillow

Snooze

Drowsy

Naptime

Weary

Bedspread

Slumber

Doze

Dream

Sandman

Blanket

Siesta

Moonlight

Bedspread

Nighttime

Primacy Effect

Recall %

Serial Position of word

Recency Effect

Recall %

Serial Position of word

How many of you remembered the word sleep?

(It wasn’t actually on the list)

SleepTiredBlanket

AwakeParty

SlumberNighttime

Structural – Is the word in capital letters ?

Phonemic – Does the word rhyme with “deep”?

Semantic – What does the word mean?

Personal – How does the word relate to you?

Chunking: Try and remember the following string of letters (in order):

XCI AFB IVC RDN AIB MQZ

Chunking: Try and remember the following string of letters (in order):

Chunking: Try and remember the following string of letters (in order):

XCI AFB IVC RDN AIB MQZ

X CIA FBI VCR DNA IBM QZ

Imagery

To remember:“Monkey, briefcase, spiral, dentist”

Mnemonics:

Openness

Conscientiousness

Extraversion

Agreeableness

Neuroticism

The surrounding environment can be used as a cue for memory

Recall – Coming up with an item from scratch

Recognition – Identifying an item from a list of items

Cue Dependent Recall – Coming up with an item after a hint is given

Try and Remember these paired associates

Strawberry – Jam

Boxing – Punch

Rip – Tear

Tennis – Ace

Clock – Wind

Small – Minute

Jetstream – Wind

Glacier – Snow

Poker – Ace

Hour – Minute

Hiking – Trail

Butter – Knife

Crying – Tear

Fruit – Punch

Picture – Frame

Puppy – Kitten

Monkey – Banana

Traffic – Jam

The Decay Theory

Interference Theory:Retroactive Interference Proactive Interference

New replaces old Old replaces new

1) Short term memory is limited to ~7 items, but long term memory is unlimited

2) Because of a Parallel Distributed Processing Mechanism, the way to a better memory is adding lots of cues

3) Forgetting is due primarily to interference, when cues are blocked.

1) What about my teaching did you dislike

2) What about my teaching did you like

3) What was your favorite lecture

4) What was your least favorite lecture

5) What grade would you give me (A+ -- F)

6) Honestly – were the jokes funny?