PSY 2012 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Sensory Memory, Procedural Memory, Implicit Memory
Document Summary
Brief storage of perceptual information before it is past to short-term memory. Memory system that retains information for limited durations. Loss of information from memory because of competition from additional incoming information. Interference with retention of old information due to accusation of new information. Interference with accusation of new information due to previous learning of information. The span of short-term memory, according to george miller; 7+ or -2 pieces of information. Organizing information into meaningful groupings, allowing us to extend the span of short-term memory. Repeating information to extend the duration of retention in short-term memory. Repeating stimuli in their original form to retain them in short-term memory. Linking stimuli to each other in a meaningful way to improve retention of information and short- term memory. Depth of transforming information, which influences how easily we remember it. Relatively enduring (from minutes two years) retention of information stored regarding our facts, experiences, and skills.
