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Memory. Vice or Virtue?. amazon.com. The Seven Sins of Memory. Omission – fail to bring something to mind Transience Absent-Mindedness Blocking Commission - incorrect or unwanted memory Misattribution Suggestibility Bias Persistence. What is memory & how is it related to learning?.
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Memory Vice or Virtue?
The Seven Sins of Memory Omission – fail to bring something to mind • Transience • Absent-Mindedness • Blocking Commission- incorrect or unwanted memory • Misattribution • Suggestibility • Bias • Persistence
What is memory & how is it related to learning? • An active process by which organisms receive, encode, store, and retrieve info for future use! • Occasionally, we extract important information from our experiences for future reference…and that typically serves an adaptive function – “provides a utility.”
Atkinson-Shiffrin Model Rehearsal Long-term Sensory Short-term attention elaborate
STM or Working Memory How good is yours? (Lets see…) Step 1. Listen to the following Step 2. Write down what you heard Can you improve it? (Green Tea?…..) Step 1. Listen again Step 2. Write down what you heard Memory Model
Elaborate Rehearsal…….Making information meaningful • Link it…group it (past, present, future) • Use mnemonic devices (rhymes, loci, 1st letter) • Organize the information (“label….anchor it”)
Can learning occur without memory?An examination of the different types of LTM! Declarative vs. Nondeclarative semantic episodic Procedural & Implicit
Are Some Memories Permanent? Perhaps a better question is “are some memories more resistant to {sins} than others? YES>>>>>>>>>>>
What about photographic memory? • Is there any evidence to support the notion? Karl Lashy & Wilder Penfield’s research • Is there any evidence to the contrary? An academic look at perception! The body of knowledge on false memory!
Pretend you are witnessing a crime! Doze Cot Cradle Rest Slumber Tired Bed Pillow Nap Snooze Snore Dream
Jury Selection Begins…… Do you remember seeing……… Lamp? Sleep? Bedroom? Kitchen? Indicate how confident you are………