Psychology Question?

Question

Think about the last time you attended a lecture or were in a classroom. Applying the information processing model, why did some things make it into your short-term memory and some things into your long-term memory? How can knowing this process increase your learning potential? How would you reduce the likelihood of forgetting important information?

Answer 1

Things which stick in your long term memory are different from the norm. Things which stand out from the rest of a lecture.

Short term memory stores memories which are not important. The memory is lost as otherwise your brain would overload with too much stored information. Just like you delete emails, some emails you keep.

Your learning potential is improved because you can make things stand out by using a highlighter pen, or some other methods to keep the IMPORTANT points prevalent and in the forefront of your memory.

You reduce the likelihood of forgetting that information, by revising. In other words summarising the key points, and reading over your lecture notes again.

Answer 2

I dealt with questions like this in my college Cognitive Science courses....

IMHO, the difference between short-term and long-term memory comes down to two things: recognition and repetition. First, the mind has to recognize the object/concept/thing that you are trying to "remember." In your example, if you fail to understand the concepts being discussed in lecture, it doesn't matter how many times you hear it - you will not retain that knowledge long-term because you fail to understand it.

The second aspect is repetition. Once that object makes it into your short-term memory, one needs to repeat it in some way in order to "log" that short-term memory as a long-term one. This is why people study - they look at the material, may understand it upon reading, but have a hard time remembering it because they didn't repeat it enough. Thus, to answer your second question, if you know how much repetition you need to put in in order to retain the material, it would help your learning process because you would study exactly that amount.

Answer 3

I just had a Psych class last semester and started abnormal psych this semester. For me I think it is based on what really interests me that I keep in long term memory. I retained most of it because Psychology is such an interesting subject and there is always more to learn. So unless you study all the time and keep reviewing the information , you will mostly forget most of what you learned, exect for a few things that stick out in your mind. That's how it is for me anyways. I hope this helped!!!:)

Answer 4

Read "Quantum Learning".

People learn in three ways: visual, aural and kinetic.

Depending upon your predisposition for a certain learning style, and how a lesson was taught, results in how much retention is probable. Most classes are taught visually. Most lectures are conducted aurally. This leaves the poor kinetic-learning people out of the loop. Time of day, group/class size, level of interaction, and length of lesson are also pivotal factors.

Read the book. It discusses not only the pitfalls of current teaching, but also techniques for more broad-based instruction.

Answer 5

The things that made it into my long term memory are likely the things that either touched a chord, were part of my own personal experience, were ideas with which I either completely accepted or concurred or diametrically opposed.

Answer 6

The things that make it into your long-term memory are the things that make the most impact on you. If something that you hear is something that you want to remember, it might make it to your long-term memory...

Answer 7

Psychology Answer!

Answer 8

well i donno it\f it'll help

but my teacher said that you have to link you short term memorie with a long term memorie in order to be a part of it..

or thats what we learned at school anyway

hope i was able to explain =/