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Factors that facilitate long term memories?

Hiya,

Does anyone know any factors that facilitate RETREIVAL in LTM all I can think of is maybe the prefrontal cortex being involved or am I barking up the wrong tree? Lol.

Cheers guys :smile:
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- Rehearsal?
- Flash bulb memories?
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h82think
- Rehearsal?
- Flash bulb memories?


Oh sugar! I missed out factors that facilitate RETRIEVAL from LTM. Doh!
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Oh sugar! I missed out factors that facilitate RETRIEVAL from LTM. Doh!


I'm happy my A-level psychology knowledge has become useful to someone :p:

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1giK8vyEz_cC&pg=PA4&lpg=PA4&dq=LTM+peterson+and+peterson&source=web&ots=91fTIRSa2E&sig=Os06w7JIVXIp31giOtOD1SjuK64&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA1,M1

This might jog some ideas :smile:
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I'm happy my A-level psychology knowledge has become useful to someone :p:


Lol :biggrin:. So rehearsal makes it easier to retrieve memories from LTM? Gosh I'm confused :p:
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Lol :biggrin:. So rehearsal makes it easier to retrieve memories from LTM? Gosh I'm confused :p:


Yeah, because you're constantly consolidating (hope that's the right word) the information, thus it's easier to gain access to and the like.
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Yeah, because you're constantly consolidating (hope that's the right word) the information, thus it's easier to gain access to and the like.


Oh, I thought the question meant like in a months time what factors enable you to remember memories? I thought rehearsal just formed a new memory.
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The basic structure and processes of the Atkinson & Shiffrin(1968) Multistore Memory Model
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Oh, I thought the question meant like in a months time what factors enable you to remember memories? I thought rehearsal just formed a new memory.


Rehearsal doesn't form a new memory because you're reinforcing your knowledge of the same memory. Aren't you? :o:
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The basic structure and processes of the Atkinson & Shiffrin(1968) Multistore Memory Model


Thanks :smile: I kinda knew this but I don't know if that process helps to retrieve long term memories only the proccess of how they go into LTM? :o: :o:
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Rehearsal doesn't form a new memory because you're reinforcing your knowledge of the same memory. Aren't you? :o:


I thought by rehearsing it over and over it goes from STM to LTM therefore creating a long term memory? :/
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I thought by rehearsing it over and over it goes from STM to LTM therefore creating a long term memory? :/


Short term memory capacity is very low (6 plus/minus 2, according to Miller); you wouldn't be able to store it there for that long unless it went into the LTM. Rehearsal I think just makes it easier to remember and retrieve. Also, I'm suggesting rehearsal over a long period of time and not say, 10 minutes.
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Short term memory capacity is very low (6 plus/minus 2, according to Miller); you wouldn't be able to store it there for that long unless it went into the LTM. Rehearsal I think just makes it easier to remember and retrieve. Also, I'm suggesting rehearsal over a long period of time and not say, 10 minutes.


Ah. Thanks :smile: Would you say like cues and stuff help to recall information? Like in alzheimer's such as smells, sounds etc? :/

I'm running out of ideas now lol.

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