PSYA01H3 Lecture 22: Memory Systems
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Lecture 22: human memory is not a singular noun. See clive wearing the living example of having no memory, & living in the present. He remembers how to play piano, he remembers his wife, etc. Memory is a collection of several systems that store information in different forms for differing amounts of time. This theory includes three memory stores (retain info in memory w/o using it for a specific purpose): sensory memory, short-term memory (stm, long-term memory (ltm) Sensory memory:a memory store that accurately hold perceptual information for a very brief amount of time. Often a sensory trace or the stimulus remains after the stimulus is gone. (ex. the trail behind a moving light) Iconic memory: the visual form of sensory memory; held for about half a second. Echoic memory: the auditory form of sensory memory, held for about 4-5 secs: the what effect : annoying sibling comes in, says something, and you reply what? .
