LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter, the student will be able to Describe the meaning, nature, types and characteristics of memory. Discuss the factors influencing memory. Explain the process of memory. Describe the meaning, types, theories and process of forgetting. Enlist the methods of improving memory or memorizing.
CHAPTER OUTLINE MEMORY INTRODUCTION NATURE OF MEMORY CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD MEMORY STAGES OF MEMORY PROCESS TYPES OF MEMORY THEORIES OF MEMORY LEVELS OF PROCESSING THEORY METHODS TO IMPROVE MEMORY FORGETTING MEANING OF FORGETTING CAUSES OF FORGETTING FORGETTING THEORIES OF FORGETTING ALTERATION IN MEMORY
MEMORY A memory is a new experience determined by the dispositions laid down by a previous experience the relation between the two being clearly apprehended.
CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD MEMORY Good memory means person can retain maximum amount of learnt material. Half learned material cannot be retained. Easy to recall. Clear and quick recognition is a sign of good memory. Utility or service ability is a sign of good memory.
STAGES OF MEMORY PROCESS
CLASSIFICATION OF MEMORY 1. ACCORDING TO DURATION SENSORY ICONIC ECHOIC SHORT TERM LONG TERM DECLARATIVE SEMANTIC EPISODIC VISUAL PROCEDURAL 2. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION TYPE RETROSPECTIVE PROSPECTIVE 3. ACCORDING TO TEMPORAL DIRECTION
CLASSIFICATION OF MEMORY IN TERMS OF DURATION IMMEDIATE RECENT REMOTE
THEORIES OF MEMORY THEORY OF GENERAL MEMORY PROCESS INFORMATION- PROCESSING THEORIES LEVELS OF PROCESSING THEORY
THEORY OF GENERAL MEMORY PROCESS ENCODING STORAGE RECALL/ RETRIEVAL
INFORMATION- PROCESSING THEORIES
LEVELS OF PROCESSING THEORY
APPROACHES OF IMPROVING MEMORY
FORGETTING Forgetting is defined as the permanent or temporary loss of ability to recall or recognize something learned earlier.
CAUSES OF FORGETTING
THEORIES OF FORGETTING
CAUSES OF MEMORY DISORDERS AGING TRAUMA SUBSTANCE ABUSE ORGANIC DISORDERS
CHAPTER SUMMARY Memory is defined as the ability of an organism to store, retain and subsequently retrieve the information. Memory is divided into four stages attention, encoding, storage and retrieval. Mnemonics are the short, verbal devices that encode a long series of facts by associating them with familiar and previously encoded information in the recent past. Forgetting is defined as the permanent or temporary loss of the ability to recall or recognize something learned earlier