Encodings

memories. I know at first it doesn’t sound that interesting, but if you just give it a chance I promise you will learn something new and interesting about human memory. The first aspect I want to discuss is memory encoding which is basically how experiences transform into memories. Encoding takes something memorable from what you did…

Experiment 2 only had small differences than Experiment 1. There were 3 different types of encoding manipulations. They were serial-learning, elaborative, and maintenance rehearsal instructions. There were 248 subjects in all and they were in introductory psychology classes, therefore the number of subjects in a condition varied. The words used…

How Hollywood Forgets the Real Facts About Memory Loss While the most intense amnesia syndromes are normally triggered by neurosurgery, brain infection, or a stroke (Baxendale, 2004), amnesia caused by traumatic brain injuries and psychological stress seem to occur more often in Hollywood cinema. Through the protagonists of The Bourne Series and Anastasia, Hollywood follows the aftermath of traumatic incidences which cause both individuals to develop retrograde amnesia and lose their identity.…

Firstly though, the analog data will go through the PCM (Pulse Code Manipulation) process, where the analog data is quantized into binary encoding using samples from analog signals. The digital packets containing the binary encoding will then pass through the network from node to node along a path. At each node, the packet will be briefly stored and then forwarded on to the next node until it arrives at the receiver’s destination. The…

can be difficult to put a direct definition on the word “forgetting.” It can be simply known as the lack of being able to recall information. There are three key steps to memorizing: encoding, storage, and retrieval. These are the three processes that can also be interrupted to cause us to forget. A failure in encoding can mean that something was not actually memorized. This can be explained through not learning something, or by overlooking it. One of the examples in the textbook is questioning…

to have a good memory. Presumable, this means that Dumbo can retrieve information from long-term memory. In the context of “having a good memory” describe the role that retrieval cues play in memory, and explain the importance of the match between encoding and retrieval. What are the two types of interference that can prevent retrieval cues from working effectively? First, we need to know what retrieval cues are. Retrieval cues are stimuli that enables our brain…

Memory is the term given to the structures and processes involved in the storage and subsequent retrieval of information. There are three basic stages of memory: encoding, storage and retrieval. The first stage is Memory Encoding. Memory Encoding allows the perceived item of interest to be converted into a construct that can be stored within the brain and then recalled later from short term or long term memory. There are three wats in which information…

The Disembodied Universe The Accidental Universe, by Alan Lightman, is considered one of the most controversial and fascinating novels. Lightman ponders unanswered questions about the universe, as well as the emotional questions such as molecular biology and other scientific discoveries. For example, in the chapter titled “The Disembodied Universe”, Alan Lightman mentions that there have been particular molecules discovered that encode the instructions for making new human beings. After reading…

Shallow encoding is having the general idea of something. For example, knowing that a Rubik’s cube is a square and has colors on it. Deep encoding is being able to process it on a deeper level, by making connections, or elaborating on the material. An example of deep encoding would be making the connections needed between what moves on the Rubik’s cube get all of one color on one side of the…

She continued her education at the University of Chicago and received her Master’s in Library Science. Her senior thesis project was on comparing different literary encoding methods to retrieve information, A Comparison of the Uniterm, Descriptor, and Role-Indicator Methods of Encoding Literature for Information Retrieval. Judith stayed in Chicago as a librarian until she went on to Northwestern as the head cataloger. Three years after graduating with her Master’s degree…