PSYC 110N Week 3 Discussion: Learning & Memory (Option 1)

memory - ans --the ability to store and retrieve information over time elaborative rehearsal - ans --a method of transferring information from STM into LTM by making that information meaningful in some way. This is what I do to learn, create questions. reword info, etc. maintenance rehearsal - ans --A system for remembering involving repeating information to oneself without attempting to find meaning in it. eg. repeating a phone number parallell distributed processing - ans --Last semester Raul studied abroad in Spain. When his history teacher began lecturing on Spain, many of Raul's memories were simultaneously activated: bull fights, tasty sangria and flamenco dancers. This example best illustrates the __________ model of memory. serial position effect - ans --our tendency to recall the last and first items in a list. eg if you make a shopping list you will remember the first and last memories on the list. Schema - ans --a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information to help us recognise how things fit into the world. Ie. we might nave a schema for how a psychologist should look or a schema for McDonald's including the arches, Happy meal, etc During a psychology lecture, your instructor uses the word university as a metaphor for social life. When he says the word university, lots of information comes to mind: dorm rooms, students, tests, professors, textbooks, pencils and sporting events. The word has activated a: - ans --Schema