individual differences in memory Flashcards
processing speed
these differences are also due to their ST capacity store
age
schema
we all use our own past to recall info.Katherine Nelson (2004) links this to upbringing and how our parents talk to us. As children, we encode our memories as we talk over those events with the adults in our life. The more those adults encourage us to spin “an elaborate narrative tale”, the more likely we are to remember details about the event later.
spatial memory (gender and mh)
Palombo found that men generally score higher on spatial ability and that depressed people score lower on episodic and semantic memory.
these forms of self report studies are useful in providing evidence that is less artificial than lab experiments and are more of a natural measurement of memory.
CA- self report data uses demand characteristics and social desirability makes it unreliable.
language
