Langston, PSY 4040Cognitive PsychologyNotes 7.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Retrieval and Memory Additional notes: STN had around 88 more trials than SNTN. No gain in retention. ST about 83 more than SNT. Likewise, no gain in retention. ST had 77 more than STN, huge gain in retention. SNT had about 82 more than SNTN, likewise huge gain. Where you put your 80 trials really matters. Retrieval and Memory Additional notes: What about student perceptions? Predict all will be about the same (50%). Makes sense given learning data. Obviously they are all wrong. But, it highlights how easily tricked we are. Retrieval and Memory Conclusions: “…shows a striking absence of any benefit of repeated studying once an item could be recalled from memory.” (p. 968) “The benefits of repetition for learning and long-term retention clearly depend on the processes learners engage in during repetition.” (p. 968) Final Demonstrations We’ve discussed a lot of influences on episodic long term memory. Let’s do one more demonstration to tie that all together… Final Demonstrations We can address the question of “How can my study be more effective” by looking at the LTITC Brownbag on the web page… Final Demonstrations We also asked the question: Is there even such a thing as memory? Let’s try a demonstration to address that question a bit… * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Encoding Specificity We could also use this to predict a context effect. Godden and Baddeley (1975) had divers learn a list on land or under water. They showed that matching the retrieval context to the learning context improved recall. Learn: Recall: Performance: Land Land Good Land Water Poor Water Land Poor Water Water Good Encoding Specificity This might lead you to wonder: Is it better to take the test in the same room as the class? Encoding specificity would suggest a “yes” since the cues at encoding would match. I’d suggest that if you’re learning cognitive psychology based on the bricks and the color of the paint, you’re doin