PSYCH101: Introduction to Psychology

Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

• categorize notable researchers and studies according to the major theories of memory and learning;
  
• differentiate among the various types of memory, including:
• Semantic memory,
• Episodic memory,
• Sensory memory,
• Short-term memory,
• Long-term memory,
• Declarative (explicit) memory,
• Procedural memory, and
• Implicit;
• explain how the various types of memory work together;
  
• characterize the stages of the process of memory;
  
• explain the role of physiology and neuropsychology in the memory process, including especially the following:
  
• Hippocampus,
• Amygdala, and
• Cerebellum;
• identify causes of memory problems.