PPT-Memory and Forgetting

Chapter 11 Learning amp Behavior Chance Chapter Guiding Questions What are some ways of thinking about memory What kinds of memory have been identified Where are memories to be found What exactly is forgetting. Presentation. . by . Jim Foley. Memory. © 2013 Worth Publishers . Module 23: Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Memory Improvement. Concepts you should try not to forget. Why do we forget?. Forgetting and the two-track mind: Forgetting on one track and not another. Memory and its Parts. Unit . 7. AP Psychology. Ms. Fahey. Memory. Memory: A system that encodes, stores and retrieves information.. . While we are learning more about memory every day, psychologists still are unsure exactly what parts of the brain are involved and where it is all stored.. Module 26. Forgetting. It wouldn’t be good to remember everything. Too much clutter!. Two-Track Mind. Anterograde amnesia – can recall past, but can’t remember new things. *Can learn the way to the bathroom or job skills, but no conscious memory of these “new” things – automatic processing remained intact – though explicit memory did not.. Learning objectives. be able to define . memory. understand . the nature of the sensory information store, short term memory and long-term memory. understand . the differences between declarative and non-declarative long-term memory. Forgetting. Inability to retrieve information, due to poor encoding, storage or retrieval.. WHY DO I HAVE THIS STRING ON MY FINGER?!?!. I can’t remember, but it must be something important…. Encoding Failure. September . 17, 2009. Major Historical Landmarks. Basic Phenomena. Hermann . Ebbinghaus. ’ “. Uber. das . Gedächtniss. ” (1885):. first major treatise on empirical study of memory. Bartlett (1932):. Why do we forget??. Three . main reasons. :. Encoding . Failure. Storage Failure. Retrieval Failure. 2. Amnesia. Retrograde Amnesia: . The loss of information preceding a specific event in time or the onset of brain damage.. : . A . group of . related . mental processes that are involved in acquiring, storing, and retrieving information. What Is Memory?. M. emory . involves . three fundamental processes.. Encoding. : . T. October 27, 2011. Major Historical Landmarks. Basic Phenomena. Hermann . Ebbinghaus. ’ “. Uber. das . Gedächtniss. ” (1885):. first major treatise on empirical study of memory. Bartlett (1932):. (1)How does information get . into. memory?. (2)How is information . maintained. in memory?. (3)How is information . pulled back out. of memory. ?. encoding. . (getting information in), . storage. How Does Your Memory Work? Video Questions. 1. What part of your brain springs to action when your memory “network” is activated? . 2. Describe these 3 major functions of memory as described in the video: . Ebbinghaus. forgetting curve. Theories of forgetting. Decay Theory. Theory of Interference. Retrieval Theory. Theory of Inhibition. Motivated Forgetting. Decay theory. Memories leave a trace in the brain.. Explain what is meant by trace decay, displacement, . interference, . retrieval theory and motivated forgetting . Evaluate these explanations.. Start. Why do people forget? Write down your ideas.. The . interference. In pairs, write a definition On mini white boards and then explain it to your partner. one does a and the other b.. A: Interference theory. B: Retrieval failure. A: Pro-active interference.