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. Nonsense words – see how many you recall immediately, then in 20 minutes. 1. BIC. 2. RAK. 3. KIB. 4. DOS. 5. FOK. 6. BAS. 7. RIF. 8. LIN. 9. SAN. 10. TIS. Why do we forget?. Why is it that we can effortlessly remember words to . Of course, there’s a lot of overlap between studies on. remember and studies on forgetting. Go through. all of these slides on the class website homepage and write. down at least 3 things you didn’t already know about. Explanations for Forgetting. Interference. An explanation for forgetting in terms of one memory disrupting the ability to recall another. This is most likely to occur when the two memories have some similarities. 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. Introduction. Schacter’s sevens sins of memory. Sins of Forgetting. Absent-mindedness. Transience. Blocking. Introduction. Schacter’s sevens sins of memory. Sins of distortion. Misattribution. Suggestibility. : . 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. Forgetting. Storage Decay. Ebbinghaus. . curve. Forgetting. Storage Decay. Forgetting. Storage Decay. Forgetting. Retrieval Failure. Amnesia (2 types!). Retrograde Amnesia. – “who am I?” Forgetting past. Chapter 6: Memory Memory is our brain’s system for filing away new knowledge and retrieving previously learned information While memory is an essential human attribute, it is not always accurate Learning Memory Agree or Disagree? “To constantly remember everything all the time, would probably be worse than remembering nothing at all.” William James (c1890) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHeEQ85m79I THREE MEMORY PROCESSES. Encoding. . – making a mental representation to be placed into . memory . (meaningful association). Storing. – placing encoded information into permanent storage. Retrieving. 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 . Hermann . Ebbinghaus. tested memory. Created . Forgetting Curve. : graphs retention and forgetting over time. Showed steep drop in retention within hours of learning. EBBINGHAUS’S FORGETTING CURVE.