Episodic memory

Question 1

Declarative memory

Answer 1

Explicit, contains;
1. Semantic (facts about the world)

2. Episodic (events)

Question 2

Remebering

Answer 2

Depends on
- Primacy and recency effects
- Level of representation
- Context
- physiological state/arousal
- Learning schedule

Question 3

Level of representation

Answer 3

Surface form;
- The font, superficial

Text base form
- The order of words

Mental model
- Meaning of it (remembered best)

Question 4

Transfer appropriate processing

Answer 4

If cued to pay attention to something specific, you’ll have a stronger remember, comparable to mental model

Context matters

Question 5

Retrieval practice effect

Answer 5

Trying to remember something and just being able to do so gives a strong learning effect

Learning should be done when you’re about to forget. = retrieval practice effect
- long interval more effective than short
- Optimum repetitioninterval depents on person, material and degree of prior learning
- Computer can do this, creating good learning model

Question 6

Spacing effect

Answer 6

Performance depends on distribution.

• short retention interval = decrease in performance when the p1 to p2 increases

Long retention interval = increase in performance with increase in p1 to p2

In the study with same amount of learning sessions, the one spaced 30 days performed best at the test 30 days after trial. = spacing effect

Question 7

Longer inter-session effects

Answer 7

1. More consolidation inbetween sessions
2. Less habituation (deficient processing)
3. More diverse memory trace, response to more different cues / contextual variability