{"id":3843,"date":"2017-03-02T04:02:50","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T04:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-psychology\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=3843"},"modified":"2017-05-05T14:38:38","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T14:38:38","slug":"putting-it-together-memory","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-fmcc-intropsych\/chapter\/putting-it-together-memory\/","title":{"raw":"Putting It Together: Memory","rendered":"Putting It Together: Memory"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\nIn this module, you learned to\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>explain the process of memory<\/li>\r\n \t<li>explain and give examples of forgetting and memory failure<\/li>\r\n \t<li>recognize and apply memory-enhancing strategies<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\nMemory is the set of processes used to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods of time. Interestingly, our memory is prone to errors and we sometimes remember things that never happened, misconstrue things that did, and forget things we shouldn't.\r\n\r\nMore and more memory researchers are digging deeper to better\u00a0understand the place where memories are stored in the brain, also known as engrams. Fascinating new studies delve into memory reconsolidation, in which researchers more or less re-train a memory so that subjects no longer have the same memory trace. You can imagine the applications of this in helping someone with a phobia or post-traumatic stress disorder, for example, in reducing the efficacy\u00a0of their fear memory.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4383\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"416\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/855\/2017\/03\/29220802\/49841444_718c239855_z.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-4383\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/855\/2017\/03\/29220802\/49841444_718c239855_z.jpg\" alt=\"Pile of flashcards.\" width=\"416\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a> Figure 1. Studies show that forced recall, or testing, has a significant impact on remembering information a week later.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nMemory is important to our daily functioning and well-being, and it is of particular interest for students (like yourself!) because there is a lot to be remembered and little time to learn it all. You read about Ebbinghaus' forgetting curve and memory decay and discovered\u00a0some techniques to counteract forgetfulness, such as using mnemonics, chunking, the peg-word system, and elaborative rehearsal. A 2008 study sought to determine which type of studying is most\u00a0effective in learning new words and concepts.\u00a0The study, by\u00a0Jeffrey D. Karpicke and Henry L. Roediger III, had students learn forty pairs of Swahili words and their meanings in English. After learning all forty words one time through,\u00a0they were split into 4 groups for the rest of the learning phase:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>A group that studied all 40 words and got tested on all 40 words<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A group that studied only the words they didn't know already, then were\u00a0tested on all 40 words<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A group that studied all 40 words, but were tested only on the words they didn't know<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A group that studied only the words they didn't know already, then were tested on only the words they didn't know already<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nWhich way would be your preferred method for learning the new words? Do you ever study this way? A common study technique is to practice with flashcards, then put away the words you already know (similar to groups 2 or 4). Which group do you think learned the words the best a week later? It turns out that when tested one week later, both the first and second groups remembered about 80% of the words, while the third and fourth groups (that were tested only on the words they didn't already know) only remembered about 35% of the words. This is a significant\u00a0difference! This study demonstrated the importance of testing and the importance of retrieval practice in learning. This is why you may not want to complain <em>too<\/em> much if your instructor gives you a pop quiz, and also why it's a good idea to force yourself to recall information and quiz yourself on the things you learn. [footnote]Karpicke, J. D., &amp; Roedinger, H. L., III. (n.d.). The Critical Importance of Retrieval for Learning. Science, 319, 966-968. doi:10.1126\/science.1152408[\/footnote]","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<p>In this module, you learned to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>explain the process of memory<\/li>\n<li>explain and give examples of forgetting and memory failure<\/li>\n<li>recognize and apply memory-enhancing strategies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Memory is the set of processes used to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods of time. Interestingly, our memory is prone to errors and we sometimes remember things that never happened, misconstrue things that did, and forget things we shouldn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>More and more memory researchers are digging deeper to better\u00a0understand the place where memories are stored in the brain, also known as engrams. Fascinating new studies delve into memory reconsolidation, in which researchers more or less re-train a memory so that subjects no longer have the same memory trace. You can imagine the applications of this in helping someone with a phobia or post-traumatic stress disorder, for example, in reducing the efficacy\u00a0of their fear memory.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4383\" style=\"width: 426px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/855\/2017\/03\/29220802\/49841444_718c239855_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4383\" class=\"wp-image-4383\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/855\/2017\/03\/29220802\/49841444_718c239855_z.jpg\" alt=\"Pile of flashcards.\" width=\"416\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-4383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1. Studies show that forced recall, or testing, has a significant impact on remembering information a week later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Memory is important to our daily functioning and well-being, and it is of particular interest for students (like yourself!) because there is a lot to be remembered and little time to learn it all. You read about Ebbinghaus&#8217; forgetting curve and memory decay and discovered\u00a0some techniques to counteract forgetfulness, such as using mnemonics, chunking, the peg-word system, and elaborative rehearsal. A 2008 study sought to determine which type of studying is most\u00a0effective in learning new words and concepts.\u00a0The study, by\u00a0Jeffrey D. Karpicke and Henry L. Roediger III, had students learn forty pairs of Swahili words and their meanings in English. After learning all forty words one time through,\u00a0they were split into 4 groups for the rest of the learning phase:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>A group that studied all 40 words and got tested on all 40 words<\/li>\n<li>A group that studied only the words they didn&#8217;t know already, then were\u00a0tested on all 40 words<\/li>\n<li>A group that studied all 40 words, but were tested only on the words they didn&#8217;t know<\/li>\n<li>A group that studied only the words they didn&#8217;t know already, then were tested on only the words they didn&#8217;t know already<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Which way would be your preferred method for learning the new words? Do you ever study this way? A common study technique is to practice with flashcards, then put away the words you already know (similar to groups 2 or 4). Which group do you think learned the words the best a week later? It turns out that when tested one week later, both the first and second groups remembered about 80% of the words, while the third and fourth groups (that were tested only on the words they didn&#8217;t already know) only remembered about 35% of the words. This is a significant\u00a0difference! This study demonstrated the importance of testing and the importance of retrieval practice in learning. This is why you may not want to complain <em>too<\/em> much if your instructor gives you a pop quiz, and also why it&#8217;s a good idea to force yourself to recall information and quiz yourself on the things you learn. <a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Karpicke, J. D., &amp; Roedinger, H. L., III. (n.d.). The Critical Importance of Retrieval for Learning. Science, 319, 966-968. doi:10.1126\/science.1152408\" id=\"return-footnote-3843-1\" href=\"#footnote-3843-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-3843\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Putting It Together: Memory. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Flashcards. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Jonathon Trumball. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Flicrk. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonathantrumbull\/49841444\">https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonathantrumbull\/49841444<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section><hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-3843-1\">Karpicke, J. 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