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Chapter 6: Memory


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Chapter 6: Memory

  1. The Nature of Memory
    1. Time frames of memory
      1. Sensory memory
        1. echoic memory
        2. iconic memory
      2. Working memory
      3. Long-term memory
    2. Contents of memory
      1. Declarative memory
      2. Procedural memory
      3. Episodic memory
      4. Semantic memory
    3. Traditional and contemporary memory models
      1. Atkinson and Shiffrin (information processing model)
      2. Baddeley (redefined working memory)
  2. The Processes of Memory
    1. Encoding
      1. Attention
      2. Automatic and effortful processing
      3. Depths of processing
      4. Organization
      5. Imagery
    2. Representation
      1. Network theories
      2. Schema theories
    3. Retrieval and Forgetting -
      1. Retrieval from long-term memory
        1. TOT state
        2. serial position effect
        3. recall
        4. recognition
        5. Cue-dependent forgetting
      2. Interference
        1. Proactive interference
        2. Retroactive interference
      3. Decay theory
      4. Amnesia
        1. Anterograde amnesia
        2. Retrograde amnesia
      5. Repression of memories
  3. The Biological and Cultural Contexts of Memory
    1. The neurobiological origins of memory
    2. Cultural influences on memory
  4. Improving Memory
    1. Improving practical memory
      1. Pay close attention
      2. Rehearse and practice
      3. Make a list...check it twice.
      4. Organize yourself to jog your memory.
      5. Give yourself additional memory cues.
      6. When your memory fails, analyze what went wrong.
      7. Remembering names.
      8. Resolving memory differences.
    2. Improving academic memory
      1. Organize the material
      2. Elaborate the meaning
      3. Use Mnemonics
        1. method of loci
        2. peg-word method
        3. acronyms
      4. Consolidate your learning
      5. Minimize distraction
      6. Organize yourself

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