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This document delves into the intricate workings of human memory, exploring various types of memory, including sensory, short-term, episodic, semantic, and procedural memory. It examines the modal model of memory, working memory, and the role of the prefrontal cortex in memory processes. The document also discusses the interaction between different types of memory, the influence of knowledge on experience, and the concept of personal semantic memories. It explores the remember/know procedure, the semanticization of remote memories, and the role of the hippocampus in memory consolidation. Additionally, it examines the impact of misleading postevent information on memory and the formation of false memories. The document concludes with a discussion of autobiographical memory, its multidimensional nature, and the influence of emotion and music on memory retrieval.
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Book Title: eTextbook: Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research, and Everyday Experience Chapter 1. Introduction to Cognitive Psychology Chapter Summary
properly studied by measuring observable behavior, and that invisible mental processes were not valid topics for the study of psychology.
Numbers in parentheses refer to the experiment number in CogLab.
Simple Detection ( 2 )
determine brain activation during cognitive functioning. Brain-imaging experiments have measured the response to still pictures to identify areas in the human brain that respond best to faces, places, and bodies, and the response to movies to create a brain map indicating the kinds of stimuli that activate different areas of the brain.
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Numbers in parentheses refer to the experiment number in CogLab.
Brain Asymmetry ( 15 )
also illustrated in the experiment described in Chapter 2 in which kittens were reared in vertical or horizontal environments.
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Book Title: eTextbook: Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research, and Everyday Experience Chapter 4. Attention Chapter Summary