Short Term and Working Memory
December 5, 2015
Other Important Dates
12/8/2015 - Module 6 Test Corrections, Module 7 Vocabulary
12/10/2015 - A Musical Awakening for those with Dementia
12/14/2015 - Clive Waring Assignment
12/15 - Module 7 Multiple Choice Test
Remember this list - Intro to Psychology
Serial position effect - Intro to Psychology
Serial Position Effect and Chunking
Serial Position Effect
- People tend to remember the first few and last few items they are presented
- Primary effect - increase likely hood of remembering the first few words
- Recency effect - increase likely hood of remembering the last few words
- Breaking things up into smaller groups to help you remember better
- Smaller units make it easer to remember ex. Phone number and social security number follows _ _ _ - _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ pattern to help you remember
- George A Miller developed the idea of The Magical Number 7 Plus or Minus 2; meaning that is the number of items most people can remember
The Chunking Trick
Great Job Dawn!
Great job remembering that the Humanistic Perspective focuses on a person's ability to grow and reach their full potential by going through the levels of the Hierarchy of Needs. Keep up the good work!