Please write down the questions and answer them.
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2.
Explain why the hippocampus is important for memory.
Give three examples of mnemonic devices.
Your graded FRQs are in the out-box

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DMA
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Review FRQ info
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Memory
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Flashbulb, feats, encoding, forgetting, etc…
Homework:
• Chapter 9 test – Monday, Sept. 12 th
• Chapter 9 notes due – Monday, Sept. 12 th
• DMAs due Friday
• Chapter 9 review session – Friday, Sept. 9 th at 7:00 AM

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Write your answer in the order of the question!
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Example: the question asks you about spacing effect, semantic encoding and rehearsal…
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1 st paragraph – spacing effect
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2 nd paragraph – semantic encoding
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3 rd paragraph – rehearsal

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Be specific!
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If you are applying rehearsal…
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Bad answer – “I would use rehearsal to help learn vocabulary words”
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Good answer – “I could use the technique of rehearsal while studying details such as names and definitions. By using repetition, I will be able to better encode the information and attach meaning to it. Some examples of this include using flashcards and quizzing myself over and over again.”

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On the chapter test…
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1 FRQ
1/3 of your test grade
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Will be one of the practice FRQs
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Practice FRQs
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Receive list at beginning of chapter
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Each question/answer is worth 10 points.
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Answer must be a complete draft (not missing any parts of the question)
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Answer must use the TDA method
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Answer must demonstrate all the FRQ techniques discussed in class.

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 the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system

External events
Sensory input
Attention to important or novel information
Sensory memory
Encoding
Short-term memory
Encoding
Retrieving
Long-term memory

Encoding
Effortful Automatic

ENCODING
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Automatic Processing unconscious encoding of incidental information
 space
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 time frequency well-learned information
 word meanings we can learn automatic processing

ENCODING
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 requires attention and conscious effort
 conscious repetition of information
 to maintain it in consciousness
 to encode it for storage

ENCODING
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TUV ZOF GEK WAV the more times practiced on Day 1, the fewer repetitions to relearn on Day 2
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 distributed practice yields better long- term retention than massed practice
How can you use this info to your benefit?

How it works….
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Wheeler will turn off the lights, get comfortable, take a few deep breaths & close your eyes.
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Wheeler will read a list of words to you
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Just listen – don’t write anything down.

WRITE EVERYTHING THAT YOU REMEMBER
FROM THE LIST DOWN…

Percentage of words recalled
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Position of word in list
Serial Position Effecttendency to recall best the last items in a list

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 encoding of meaning including meaning of words
 encoding of sound
 especially sound of words
 encoding of picture images

ENCODING

PLEASE TURN TO A NEIGHBOR AND DISCUSS
HOW THIS ENCODING INFORMATION CAN
MAKE YOU STUDY MORE EFFICIENTLY.

ENCODING
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Imagery
 mental pictures
 a powerful aid to effortful processing, especially when combined with semantic encoding
Mnemonics
 memory aids
 especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices

Steps
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Listen to the list of letters (don’t write anything down!)
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When the list is done – write down as many of the letters (in the correct order) as you can.

ENCODING
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Chunking
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 organizing items into familiar, manageable units
 like horizontal organization--1776149218121941 often occurs automatically use of acronyms
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HOMES-H uron, O ntario, M ichigan, E rie, S uperior
ARITHMETIC-A R at I n T om’s H ouse M ight E at T om’s
I ce C ream

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Organized information is more easily recalled

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Hierarchies
 complex information broken down into broad concepts and further subdivided into categories and subcategories
Encoding
(automatic or effortful)
Meaning
(semantic
Encoding)
Imagery
(visual
Encoding)
Chunks
Organization
Hierarchies

STORAGE:RETAINING INFORMATION
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 a momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli a photographic or picture image memory lasting no more that a few tenths of a second
 momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli

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Amnesia --the loss of memory
Explicit Memory
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 memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and declare also called declarative memory hippocampus --neural center in limbic system that helps process explicit memories for storage
Implicit Memory
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 retention independent of conscious recollection also called procedural memory

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Clive Wearing
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Worst case of memory loss known.

Reconnect with your group…
1.
Discuss when and where you are going to meet to study for Monday’s test.
2.
Huddle-up the desks and begin reviewing
Chapter 9.