Encodings

police report. The police reports often helped me remember the events that took place. Good documentation was key to being successful with a case in court. In Chapter 6, the concepts of memory and forgetting were examined. Memory is “the process of encoding, storage, and retrieval of information” (Wood, Wood, & Boyd, 2014. p. 179). Our memories are processed by the Three Memory Systems, which were suggested by Shiffrin and Atkinson. The Three Memory Systems consists of sensory memory (temporary…

it: reasoning, problem solving, and learning new concepts to name a few, (Marshuetz, 2005). As we see, memory is essential for studying. Memory is a dynamic process; cognitive psychologists have identified at least three memory common operations: encoding, storage, and retrieval. Additionally, at the moment, psychologists have recognized three types of stores: sensory, short term, and long term,…

ways to transit a message is oral or written. Written communication holds a very broad portion in a business environment. When a sender gathers all the proper information and chooses a channel the next step would be to encode the message. The Encoding of a message is a component can be characterized as a way for the sender to apply knowledge,…

They believed that recalling information, like the retention of a word, are influenced by the level of analysis processed during the encoding phase. The researcher recruited 20 college students both male and female to participate in the experiment. As an incentive for their participating, each student received compensation for their time. The participants were notified that the study was…

Chambers, A. M., & Payne, J. D. (2013). Laugh yourself to sleep: memory consolidation for humorous information. Exp Brain Res, 232, 1415-1427. DIO: 10.1007/s00221-013-3779-7 The purpose of this study was to examine how sleep effects memory of humorous and non-humorous cartoons over 12 hours and whether it influences the retention of humorous information. Experiment 1 consisted of 79 Notre Dame students with a mean age of 19.95 years and 65% were female. 9 of the participants were excluded from…

Attention and Memory Many children are more captivated to watch television shows because they are fascinated with the various cartoon characters. One of the top popular educational shows, where children starting from birth to age five are watching is Super Why!. Super Why!, is a twenty-six minute children’s show that consists of five adorable characters known as Whyatt, the Little Red Riding Hood, Pig, Princess Pia and Woofster. Whyatt is the leader who takes responsibility in vocabulary and…

Finding techniques to calm down hyper-active children of various ages requires an understanding of Developmental Psychology. Starting with the 9 month old baby, things can get a bit complicated especially at this age where they haven’t developed communication skills yet. According to Jean Piaget, the child should have developed a schema at this age. Eric Erickson’s research also show that at this age the baby will try to sensor everything orally. Placing the baby in a play pen with some of his…

retention rates, but one common practice used among 99% of college students is note taking (Palmatier & Bennett, 1974). Note taking is said to benefit students in two different ways. Taking notes helps to aid in the encoding and external storage processes of learning. (Di Vesta & Gray, 1972). Encoding is the effective processing of new material and…

Blended Learning Technology is becoming more and more prevalent in our society today, thus it is a very important topic in education debates. Educating children in school about how to properly use the technology they have available to them helps to prepare students for their future careers. As with any issue, there are both pros and cons to this drive towards more technology education in schools. Blending learning is the term used in education to describe a curriculum in which both formal…

Summary: Brain Rules, by John Medina, explains how the brain works and how we affect it throughout our lives. The book is divided into 12 chapters, each explaining one “rule” of the brain, or the tendencies the human brain has. Rule 1: Exercise boosts brain power (Exercise) Exercise is critical to our health, both physical and mental. Exercising not only lowers your risk for physical and mental disease, it improves your ability to think as well. Exercise helps blood travel to the brain,…