Psychology Memory Concepts

Memory is a process that involves encoding, storage and retrieval.

Cognition does not relate to the concept of knowing.

The memory experiment presented 10 words to learn.

Discussing how to improve memory is part of the lesson objectives.

You have 10 seconds to learn the words in the memory experiment.

Loss of memory would not significantly affect daily life.

The words learned in the experiment included 'Doctor' and 'Chocolate'.

The lesson aims for students to evaluate memory strategies without consideration of their effectiveness.

The term 'Short term Memory' is one of the methods of retrieval.

The word 'Chocolate' appears in the list of words to recall.

The method called 'Encoding' is related to how memory is processed.

The recall list contains the item 'Remote'.

Retrieval is a stage in the memory process that involves accessing stored information.

The word 'Sofa' is listed twice in the recall task.

The main goal of the tasks mentioned is to improve long-term memory retention.

'True or False' questions are a method of encoding information.

What is memory?

Memory is a cognitive process.
Cognition means 'knowing'.

Memory Experiment

Participants saw 15 words and had 30 seconds to memorize them.
They then recalled the words under three conditions:
- Condition 1: Free Recall (no cues) - remembered the most words
- Condition 2: Cued Recall (given category cue) - remembered more words than Condition 3
- Condition 3: Recognition Recall (given the word with other distractors) - remembered fewer words than the other two conditions

How Memory Works

Three types of encoding:
- Visual: Focuses on the look of the information
- Auditory: Focuses on the sound of the information
- Semantic: Focuses on the meaning of the information
Our memory works because of key features:
- Short Term Memory (STM): Temporary storage, capacity of 7 +/- 2 items for 20 seconds
- Long Term Memory (LTM): Permanent storage, unlimited capacity
- Encoding: The process of converting information into a format that can be stored in memory
- Storage: The process of maintaining information in memory over time
- Retrieval: The process of accessing information from memory

Strategies for Improving Memory

The experiment shows how different retrieval methods can affect memory performance.
Strategies for improving memory can be developed by studying the different features of memory.

Explore the fascinating world of memory in this quiz. Learn about cognitive processes, different types of memory encoding, and how recall conditions affect memory performance. Test your understanding of short-term and long-term memory concepts.