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RECONSTRUCTIVE MEMORY
Schemas

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Knowledge packages of grouped memories.

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RECONSTRUCTIVE MEMORY
Assimilation

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Changing our schemas to fit what we’ve learnt

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RECONSTRUCTIVE MEMORY
Levelling

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Removing or downplaying details from memories

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RECONSTRUCTIVE MEMORY
Sharpening

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Adding or removing exaggerating details

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RECONSTRUCTIVE MEMORY
Confabulation

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Fill gaps in memory with another schema

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RECONSTRUCTIVE MEMORY
Rationalisation

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Make sense by using info from our schemas.

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MULTI STORE MODEL
Sensory

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Iconic or echoing encoding
Info passed to stm by attention.

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MULTI STORE MODEL
Short term memory

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Lasts 30 seconds
Visual and acoustic encoding
Capacity is 7+-2
Passed to long term by rehearsal

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MULTI STORE MODEL
Long term

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Unlimited capacity
Lifetime duration
Encoded semantically

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WORKING MEMORY MODEL
Central executive

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Directs attention to tasks. Controls the other systems. Focuses divides and switches attention. Limited capacity.

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Working memory model

Phonological loop

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Controls auditory info. Subdivided into phonological store - inner ear and articulator process - inner voice

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Working memory model

Visuo spatial pad

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Processes visual and spatial info. Used for navigation.

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Working memory model

Episodic buffer

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Added in 2000
Account for things that use both visual and acoustic info

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Tulving long term memory

Procedural memory

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Part of ltm responsible for knowing how to do things unconsciously- riding a bike

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Tulving long term memory

Declarative memory

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Memory of meaningful events

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Tulving long term memory

2 parts of declarative memory

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Episodic and Semantic

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Tulving long term memory

Episodic

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Info about events we have experienced in our lives

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Tulving long term memory

Semantic

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Stores info about the world

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