Measuring Memory Part 2

Recognition: This is much simpler than Recall because all the information is laid out on the table, but you just need to choose the correct one. A multiple choice question is an example. Recall asks what, while Recognition asks Is this it.

Relearning: I believe that everyone can relate to this. Let's say that somebody gets a deck of cards and asks you to play a game that you remember playing as a kid, but you don't remember how. At that point' relearning begins. When the person who offers to play with you begins to explain the rules, they will sink in immediately and much faster than you originally learned it. Another example is for college kids, they may remember taking geometry, but not so much how to solve some problems. As soon as they start reteaching themselves, it comes back instantly. Relearning onl works if you have some memory of the topic at hand from the past.

Update2

More Research of the basic facts soon and then I will be posting the various tips that are in the book and I also want to add some funny stories I found online.

Measuring Memory Part 1

Recall: This is basically trying to remember something or what most people think of. Some examples are to "recall" the first 5 presidents. This is just recalling facts. EASY!(from Koby). Used pretty much in school exams because your just barfing back information.
 1. Free-Recall where you are given a list of things and you are supposed to recall them in any order.
 2.Serial where order matters.
3. Paired-recall where a word is used to help you recall another one.

Something crazy Interesting!

Umm... Er... Ah... I know I had something, I just don't remember what it was.

How Long and Short Term work together

Basically, short-term memory is the first step to getting information to long-term and being able to remember things. Steps: 1. See or get the information. 2. Store it in short-term memory and rehearse it. Then, it can go 1 of 3 ways. 3a. it can be "coded" and stored in Long-Term memory for later. Success! 3b. it can fail to be coded and then be forgotten. 3c. the information from short-term cna be retrieved immediately and is therefore remembered. 4a. From 3a's solution, it can backtrack to 3b and 3c. From Long-Term, the retrieval can fail and it is forgotten. Also, the long-term memory can be retrieved later and then it is remembered!

Interesting Story

I find this mind-blowing, but apparently there was a patient at a hospital who had recently struggled brain damage, and when the doctors used an electric probe on him, he was able to clearly remember a memory. However, not just remember, but relive the tastes, touches, sounds, sights, and smells. He was reliving a memory! As soon as the probe was removed, he left the memory. Isn't this crazy!

Long-Term memory vs. Short Term

1. The nerve used for each is different.
2. Short-Term is ongoing and can be interrupted easily while long-term can't.
3. Long term is unlimited
4. Retrieval is much easier in short term

There are pros and cons for both of these types of memory. Unlimited being a pro for Long and short term's pro being easily able to be retrieved.

The nerve being different for both is proven correct because of brain-damage patients. One patient would suffer from a terrible short-term memory but a perfect long-term and vice versa for another patient. Both were people who suffered a memory problem, but two different types with two different nerves.

Reason for Blogging about What I blog About

  I've been blogging about the facts of short-term and long-term memory because I know barely anything about the scientific truth about the memory so I researched about the two types and sent them out. I need to learn the basics of memory so later, I can get into the more advanced things. I write down the basic facts and put it into my own words so people who view my blog will be able to understand it more as well. I plan to continue to post various facts from the internet and my book to further mine, and others knowledge about the memory.