Chapter 6: Memory
Learning Objectives
In this chapter, we will:
- Define and note differences between the following forms of memory: working memory, episodic memory, semantic memory, collective memory.
- Describe the three stages in the process of learning and remembering.
- Describe strategies that can be used to enhance the original learning or encoding of information.
- Describe strategies that can improve the process of retrieval.
- Describe why the classic mnemonic device, the method of loci, works so well.
In this chapter, will learn the differences between the following forms of memory: working memory, episodic memory, semantic memory, and collective memory. In addition, we’ll learn about the three stages in the process of learning and remembering and review strategies that can be used to enhance the original learning or encoding of information.
