Memory - basics
- Created by: Kelly
- Created on: 10-11-12 17:35
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- Memory
- What is memory?
- "The ability to keep things in one's mind and recall them at will"
- Types of memory
- Short term memory
- Sensory memory
- Long term memory
- Processes involved in memory
- Encoding
- The acquisition of knowledge
- Storage
- The retention of knowledge
- Rehearsal
- To recall or remember
- Encoding
- Passing from one store to another
- Information is picked up by the sensory organs
- "Rehearsal" to transfer information to the long term memory
- "Pay attention" in order to enter short term memory
- The difference between short term memory and long term memory in terms of:
- Types of memory
- Short term memory
- Sensory memory
- Long term memory
- Capacity
- LTM: Unlimited
- STM: Limited (5-9 items)
- Duration
- STM: Limited
- LTM: Unlimited (lifetime)
- Encoding
- LTM: Semantically (meaning)
- STM: Acoustically (sounds)
- Types of memory
- What is memory?
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