Introduction to cognitive processes and memory. This is for a high school introductory psychology course.

1. COGNITION

2. The mental action or process
of acquiring knowledge and
understanding through
thought, experiences and the
senses.
COGNITION

3. Sub-Domains (Processes)
of Cognitive Psychology

4. Cognitive Psych Principles
Mental processes guide
behaviour
The mind can be studied
scientifically
Cognitive processes are influenced
By social and cultural factors

5. The Mysterious
Workings of the
Teenage Brain
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The mind can be studied
scientifically

7. Learning that has persisted over time –
Information that has been stored
and in many cases recalled.

8. 3 Basic Stages of the
Memory Process

9. Encoding
Storage
Retrieval
Processes occuring during the
presentation of learning
material
- perception
Information being
stored within the
memory system
Recovering or extracting
stored information

10. Think of something you have had to
remember.
1. How did you put it into your memory?
(Encoding)
2. How did you maintain it in your memory?
(Storage)
3. How did you recover it from your memory when
needed? (Retrieval)

11. • ACRONYMS (such as PUG for "pick up grapes")
• VISUALIZATIONS (such as imagining a tooth to
remember your dentist's appointment)
• RHYMES (if you need to remember a name, for
instance, think "Shirley's hair is curly)
• CHUNKING, which is breaking up information into
smaller "chunks" (such as organizing numbers into
the format of a phone number)
Mnemonic Devices

12. A newspaper is better than a magazine.
A seashore is a better place than the
street.
At first it is better to run than to walk.
You may have to try several times.
It takes some skill but is easy to learn.
Even young children can enjoy it.
Once successful, complications are
minimal
Birds seldom get too close.
Rain, however, soaks in very fast.
Too many people doing the same thing can also cause problems.
One needs a lot of room.
If there are no complications, it can be very
peaceful.
A rock will serve as an anchor.
If things break loose from it, however, you will not get a second
chance.

13. CONTEXT

14. The procedure is actually quite simple.
First you arrange items into different
groups.
Of course one pile may be sufficient depending on how there is to do
If you have to go somewhere else due to lack of facilities that is the next step; otherwise you are pretty
well set.
It is important not to overdo things.
That is, it is better to do too few things at once that too many.
In the short run this may not seem important, but complications can
arise.
A mistake can be expensive, as well.
At first, the whole procedure will seem complicated
Soon, however, it will become just another facet of life.
It is difficult to foresee any end to the necessity for this task in the immediate future, but then, one can never
tell.
After the procedure is complete one arranges the materials into different groups
again.
Eventually, they will used once more and the whole cycle will then have to be
repeated.
However, that is part of life.

15. False Memory
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