Psychology Chapter on Memory Functions
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What is the primary function of memory as described?

  • The capability of memorizing facts without understanding.
  • The ability to transform sensory input into learning.
  • The ability to store and retrieve information over time. (correct)
  • The process of forgetting irrelevant information.
  • What does the term 'encoding' refer to in the context of memory?

  • The ability to recall past experiences accurately.
  • The maintenance of information once it is learned.
  • The process of transforming perceived information into an enduring memory. (correct)
  • The act of forgetting unimportant details.
  • Which of the following best represents 'storage' in memory?

  • The process of recalling information from memory.
  • Eliminating outdated or incorrect information.
  • The initial stage of processing sensory stimuli.
  • Maintaining information in memory over time. (correct)
  • What unique characteristic is associated with Jill Price?

    <p>Possesses highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM).</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What brain-related observation was noted in individuals with HSAM?

    <p>Increased coupling between memory-related brain regions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines the process of retrieval in memory?

    <p>Bringing to mind information that was previously encoded.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following tasks is NOT a part of memory processing?

    <p>Processing sensory stimuli</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does the hippocampus play in memory?

    <p>It helps transfer new information into long-term storage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes anterograde amnesia?

    <p>Inability to form new memories after the onset of amnesia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of consolidation as it relates to memory?

    <p>Transformation of memories from a fragile state to a stable state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does reconsolidation impact the original memory?

    <p>It can modify the original memory during the recall process.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of memories is the hippocampus less engaged in over time?

    <p>Generalized memories that lack detail</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes memory as a construction rather than a recording device?

    <p>Memories are formed from prior knowledge and new information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of encoding involves connecting new information to existing knowledge in a meaningful way?

    <p>Semantic encoding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which brain regions are primarily associated with semantic encoding?

    <p>Lower left frontal lobe and inner left temporal lobe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factor aids in the retention of survival-related information?

    <p>Biological evolution favoring memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When participants in Craig & Tulving's study made semantic judgments, what were they asked to consider?

    <p>The meaning of the word</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT an example of encoding processes?

    <p>Recording observations without alterations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why can we typically remember experiences better than random strings of digits?

    <p>Experiences allow for semantic encoding.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During a digit span test, what does the number of digits remembered indicate?

    <p>The efficiency of short-term memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement about memory is accurate regarding its construction?

    <p>Memory involves synthesis of known and new information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the approximate duration of iconic memory?

    <p>1 second</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes the effect of recalling the first and last items in a list more easily than the middle items?

    <p>Serial Position Effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main limitation of short-term memory capacity?

    <p>Approximately 7 meaningful items</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technique can be used to increase the storage capacity of short-term memory?

    <p>Chunking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How long can echoic memory typically hold auditory information?

    <p>5 seconds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the accuracy of recalling three-letter strings as the delay increases?

    <p>Accuracy decreases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of keeping information in short-term memory through mental repetition?

    <p>Rehearsal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the primacy effect indicate about memory recall?

    <p>First items are more likely to be encoded into long-term memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a disadvantage of short-term memory?

    <p>It has a limited capacity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what scenario is the recency effect most likely to occur?

    <p>When items are presented quickly no rehearsal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the phonological loop in working memory?

    <p>To actively maintain verbal information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which component of working memory is responsible for integrating information from the visuospatial sketchpad and the phonological loop?

    <p>Episodic buffer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What example illustrates the function of the episodic buffer?

    <p>Recognizing a friend’s face and name</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be inferred about the relationship between working memory training and skill improvement?

    <p>Training only improves performance on specific tasks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which brain region is primarily associated with long-term memory formation?

    <p>Hippocampus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What condition did patient HM experience following his temporal lobe surgery?

    <p>Difficulty remembering new information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of the central executive in working memory?

    <p>To coordinate between subsystems and manage information flow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How long can information be retained in long-term memory?

    <p>For an indefinite period of time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What cognitive impairments did HM experience as a result of his surgery?

    <p>Difficulty in learning new words</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is likely a result of damage to the phonological loop?

    <p>Difficulty holding strings of numbers or letters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Course Information

    • Course: PSYO 111
    • Chapter: 6. Memory - 1
    • Date: 24/25 W1
    • Instructor: Tareq Yousef, PhD

    Course Schedule

    • October 29th: Memory
    • October 31st: Learning
    • November 5th: Chapter 6 Quiz
    • November 7th: OER Assignment & Chapter 7 Quiz
    • November 8th: Last day for changes in registration and withdrawal
    • November 11-15: University closed
    • November 19th: Language and Thought
    • November 21st: Chapter 9 Quiz & Research Activity
    • November 22nd: Activity Option 2
    • November 26th: No lectures; Laboratory assignment due Dec 5th
    • December 5th: No lectures; Laboratory assignment due
    • December 2nd: Last day for submission of final exam accommodation requests
    • December 9-20: Exam Period – Final Exam (Chapters 6, 7, 9 only) – Exam date TBA

    Studying Resources

    • Canvas Study Module
    • SONA Options

    Instructor Office Hours

    • Mondays, 10am-12pm in ART 312

    Teaching Assistant Office Hours

    • See Canvas first-steps module

    Okanagan Syilx Research Guide

    Jill Price

    • Highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM)
    • fMRI: increased coupling between memory-related brain regions
    • Video interview correcting published record book mistake

    Memory: Ability to Store and Retrieve Information Over Time

    • Encoding: Transforming what we perceive, think, and feel into an enduring memory
    • Storage: Maintaining information in memory
    • Retrieval: Bringing to mind previously encoded information

    Learning Objectives: Encoding

    • Explain how memory is a construction, not a recording of new information
    • Describe the three main ways that information is encoded into the brain
    • Give reasons why we remember survival-related information so well

    Memory as Construction

    • Incorrect: Memory is not a recording device making exact copies of information from our senses.
    • Memories are constructed by combining already known information with new input from the senses.
    • Encoding: Transform what we perceive, think, feel into a memory.

    Semantic Encoding

    • Relate new information meaningfully to knowledge already stored in memory
    • Examples: remembering experiences vs digits
    • Lower left frontal lobe; inner left temporal lobe implicated

    Craig & Tulving, 1975 Study

    • Participants were asked to make one of three judgments:
    • Semantic judgment (meaning)
    • Rhyme judgment (sound)
    • Case judgment (appearance)

    Visual Imagery Encoding

    • Storing new information by converting it into mental pictures
    • Similar to semantic encoding, visual images are created by relating incoming information to existing memories.
    • Examples: visualizing a dog to remember the word "dog"

    Visual Imagery Encoding Continued

    • Using visual imagery to encode verbal information creates different mental cues.
    • Activates occipital lobe
    • Can be effortful, limited practical use in some tasks.
    • Easier with more experience

    Organizational Encoding

    • Categorizing information according to relationships among items.
    • Example: Server organizing orders into hot drinks, cold drinks, hot foods.
    • Can organize items hierarchically
    • Memory mechanisms as a result of natural selection.
    • Should prefer encoded information relevant to survival.
    • Nairne, Thompson, & Pandeirada, 2007.
    • Participants rated how helpful randomly chosen words would be for survival conditions.
    • Elements of semantic, visual, and organizational encoding.
    • Examples: thinking of how useful a fork is, visualizing a fork, and thinking of its utility.
    • Encourages thinking of goals and engaging in planning.
    • Thinking of planning increases recall.

    Storage: Maintaining Memories Over Time

    • Distinguish Sensory memory from Short-term memory.
    • Describe the elements of the model of working memory.
    • Explain the interrelationship between memory and the hippocampus.
    • Summarize the role of the neural synapse in long-term memory storage.

    Introduction to Storage

    • Storage: Maintaining Information in Memory Over Time
    • Sensory memory: Storage that holds information for a few seconds or less.
    • Example: Letters flashed on a screen; participants recalled less than 50% (Sperling 1960).

    Introduction to Storage (Sperling, 1960)

    • Test 2: Letters disappeared, indicated row recall, reports almost all letters in that row, without knowing which row.
    • All letters encoded

    Types of Sensory Memory

    • Iconic memory: Fast-decaying store of visual information (~1 second)
    • Echoic memory: Fast-decaying store of auditory information (~5 seconds)

    Short-Term Storage

    • Short-term memory: Holds information longer than a few seconds, but less than a minute.
    • With attention, information enters short-term memory, limited capacity.
    • Test of memory for three-letter strings
    • Accuracy drops with increased delays to recall (Peterson & Peterson, 1959)
    • Indicate short-term memory is approximately 15-30 seconds.

    Strengthening Memory

    • Rehearsal: Keeping information in short-term memory by repeating it mentally.
    • Serial position effect: First and last items are more easily recalled than those in the middle.
    • Primacy effect: Opportunity for rehearsal of first items makes them more likely to be encoded into long term memory.
    • Recency effect: Last items are still in short-term storage.

    Size of Short-Term Memory

    • Can hold about 7 meaningful items at once.
    • Chunking: Combining small pieces of information to larger chunks to improve memory capacity.

    A More Dynamic Way to Think of Short-Term Stores: Working Memory

    • Working memory: Active maintenance of information in short-term storage.
    • Visuospatial sketchpad: Used for visual images
    • Phonological loop: Used for verbal information
    • Episodic buffer: Integrates visual and verbal information from the subsystems into a combined code, a gateway to long-term memory.
    • Central executive: Coordinates the subsystems.

    Long-Term Memory and the Brain

    • Long-term memory: Holds information for hours, days, weeks, or years.
    • Case study: HM (studied by Dr. Brenda Milner at MNI): Temporal lobe operation for epilepsy; lost ability to form new long-term memories

    Long-Term Memory and the Brain (Cont.)

    • Hippocampus: Critical during memory formation
    • Indexes disparate components (sensations) in cortex to create single memory experience.
    • Highly detailed personal memories.
    • Hippocampus less engaged in less detailed, general recall over time.

    After Encoding, Memories Are Fragile

    • Consolidation: Process by which memories become stable in the brain.
    • Rehearsal, sleep are important factors for consolidation.
    • Seconds/minutes: head injury may disrupt consolidation for moments around impact.
    • Days, weeks, months, or years: transfer of information from the hippocampus to the cortex.

    Recalling Memories -> Reconsolidation

    • Opportunity to support those with PTSD
    • Reactivate memories by taking medication to reduce anxiety
    • Reading a negative story 1 minute after reading the recall of traumatic events interferes with original traumatic memory, reconsolidation
    • Why positive stories would not have a similar effect?

    What Happens When Memories Are Made?

    • Cells that fire together, wire together (Hebb, 1949)
    • Eric Kandel's Nobel Prize winning work on Aplysia

    What Happens When Memories Are Made? (Cont.)

    • Aplysia (electric shock) - faster gill withdrawal, after 1 hour same speed as before shock
    • Suggest long-term storage is changed by synaptic connections of involved neurons.
    • Sensing electric shock and producing motor action (gill withdrawal).

    What Happens When Memories Are Made? (Cont.)

    • Learning or creating memory involves changes in synapses of short-term storage (i.e., neurotransmitter release) and long-term storage (i.e., growth of new synapses).
    • Long-term potentiation (LTP): communication across synapses between neurons strengthens the connection
    • Occurs rapidly, lasts long
    • Can occur in the hippocampus
    • Blocked by drugs, animals have trouble with tasks (mazes, Morris et al.,1986)

    Self-Care Slide

    • Set appropriate work and social boundaries
    • A 2022 study found that setting boundaries and having realistic expectations are coping mechanisms associated with less burnout in healthcare professionals.
    • Read more: https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58020327 (Maresca et al., 2022)

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