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Types of Memory
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Process in which information is Retained aboutthe past
↓ ↓
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memory
↓
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I
.
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stores information
①
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from
capacity
receiving
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pay attention
to it,
it disappears quickly.
capacity, unlimited capacity
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④ Information coded
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up. Semantic Procedural
Episodia
MEMORY MEMORY
MEMORY
Peterson and Peterson (1959) -
the duration of STM
Results:After seconds, participants
could recall about80%
3
correctly.
After 10 seconds, participants could recall 10% correctly.
↓
Conclusion
Duration of STM-18 seconds.
Bahrick et. al. (1975) -
Long-term memory
Jacobs (1887) -
Capacity of STM
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new
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FORGETTING (197-1)
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when the when the old information and →
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learning
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LTM
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EVALUATION
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-
discussion can affect the Accuracy of Recall
Shaw et.at .
( 1997 ) paired participants with a confederate who pretended to be a
participant .
When the participant
responded first ,
the recall was accurate 58 % of the time .
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gave
accurate
answers
,
the recall of the
participants was 67% .
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gives inaccurate answers
,
correct recall
of the participants fell to 42 % .
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with indendent heard condition
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study an
groups design participants ,
a discussion in a
nearby room .
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,
a
man came out of the room with a
.pe#gre&- on his hands .
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a man came
carrying a knifee Participants .
were asked to
identify the man from 50
photographs .
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were correct .
↳ Conclusion when focus
: anxious and aroused ,
witnesses tend to on
the
weapon at the expense of
other details .
↳ Evaluation :
+
High ecological validity as
participants didn't know the
study was
staged .
Ethical distressed at the
issues
participants could have been
frightened and
sight of
-
,
as a man
with a knife covered in blood .
affect EWT !
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had
remarkably accurate memories .
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