· sensation and perception
§ processes of sensation – reception, transduction, transmission
§ processes of perception – selection, organisation and interpretation
· models for explaining memory
§ processes of memory – encoding, storage, retrieval
§ features of the multi-store model of memory (Atkinson and Shiffrin, 1968)
o sensory register: duration, capacity, encoding (iconic and echoic)
o short-term memory: duration, capacity, encoding
o long-term memory: duration, capacity, encoding
- implicit – procedural
- explicit (declarative) – semantic and episodic
§ features of the working memory model (Baddeley and Hitch, 1974; Baddeley, 2000)
o central executive, phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad, episodic buffer
· memory formation
§ structures of the brain
o the role of the hippocampus in the formation and storage of memory
- Henry Molaison – case study
o the role of the cerebellum in the formation and storage of implicit memories
o the role of the amygdala in the formation of memories