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    CHAPTER Working Memory 6 Le arn i ng O b j ec t i ves 1. Using Working Memory 1.1. A Computer Metaphor 1.2. Implications of the Nature of Working Memory 2. From Primary Memory to Working Memory: A Brief History 2.1. William James: Primary Memory‚ Secondary Memory‚ and Consciousness 2.2. Early Studies: The Characteristics of Short-Term Memory 2.2.1. Brevity of Duration 2.2.2. Ready Accessibility 2.3. The Atkinson-Shiffrin Model: The Relationship of Short-Term and LongTerm Memory 2.4. The Baddeley-Hitch

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    Outline and evaluate research into encoding in memory (8) A study by Baddeley was conducted in 1966. He did two experiments looking into the STM and LTM. In these two studies he gave participants four lists of words. These were a list where the words were acoustically similar another where they were acoustically different and one where they were semantically similar and the last where they were semantically different. They were read the lists and then given an interference task for 20 seconds

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    exposure to misinformation have an effect on eyewitness memory and testimony? 2. What is your hypothesis or hypotheses? What is the null hypothesis? Hypothesis: If one is exposed to misinformation then it can lead to distortions in human memory for genuinely experienced events‚ as well as details of people‚ things‚ and places and eyewitness’s can be misled leading them to depict false information. Null Hypothesis: There is no affect to human memory‚ genuinely experienced events‚ nor details of people

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    Summary of Memory Distortion in Alien Abductee Study A summary of "Memory Distortion in People Reporting Abduction by Aliens" Introduction This is a summary of the article by Clancy et al.‚ 2002. The prevalence of alien abduction stories has been increasing in recent history (Bartholomew& Howard‚ 1998; Newman & Baumeister‚ 1997). Psychologists have more recently interpreted the stories as evidence of memory distortion (Newman & Baumeister‚ 1997). Previously published accounts of abduction

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    Gender in Memory Thesis Statement: Gender Affects Memory 1. Introduction 1.1 Background of the Study 1.2 Statement of the Problem 1.3 Significance of the Study 1.4 Definition of Terms 2. Body 2.1 Definition of Memory 2.2 Types of Memory 2.2.1 Sensory Memory 2.2.2 Short Term Memory 2.2.3 Long Term Memory 2.3 Definition of Gender 2.4 Types of Gender 2.4.1 Female 2.4.1.1 Long Term Memory 2.4.1.2 Brain 2.4.1.3 Task 2.4.2 Male 2.4.2.1 Long Term Memory 2.4

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    effects of normal aging on memory may result from the subtly changing environment within the brain. With aging‚ the brain seems to lose cells in areas that produce important neurotransmitters‚ upsetting the brain’s delicate balance of these chemical messengers. Other changes occur in the brain’s white matter‚ which is made up of nerve cell fibers‚ the “telephone cables” of brain cells through which communication with other cells takes place. Just how these changes affect memory

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    Writing 121- Week 2 14‚ January‚ 2013 Have you ever thought about what it would be like to choose between losing all your old memories or never being able to make new ones? About 100‚000 people per year experience amnesia. Amnesia is partial or total loss of memory. People with amnesia really go through this. However‚ people with amnesia do not have a choice in the matter. Furthermore‚ what if they did? The choice is hard. Most people would consider the possibilities and change their minds

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    Is Human Memory Reliable

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    Memory can be defined as the process of acquiring information through encoding by changing it to a usable form‚ storage for later use and retrieval by bringing stored memories into conscious awareness state (Sternberg‚ 1999). The flow of information from the sensory input into the short term working memory (STM) and the long term permanent memory (LTM) is based on the subject’s control (Atkinson & Shiffrin). The subject controls the flow of information with the aid of control processes that act within

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    Outline and Evaluate strategies for memory improvement. (12 marks) The first main memory improvement technique is the use of verbal mnemonics that focuses around words. For example acronyms‚ (where a word or sentence is formed from the initial letters of other words) e.g. - UNICEF - The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund. Another technique is an acrostic (a poem or sentence where the first letter in each line/word forms the method used for the item being remembered). E-g Homework

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    term memory Describe the multi-store model of memory Outline the concepts capacity‚ duration and encoding Describe and evaluate the evidence upon which the model is based Describe how these concepts are measured Explain the strengths and weaknesses of the multi-store model Describe the working memory model Describe and evaluate the evidence on which the working memory model is based Explain the strengths and weaknesses of the model Describe various strategies for improving memory Explain

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