PSYC 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Attention, Histone Deacetylase, Long-Term Memory
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Memory is the nervous system"s capacity to retain and retrieve skills and knowledge. Sensory memory is brief: sensory memory ~ memory system that briefly stores sensory information in close to its original sensory form. Iconic memory ~ visual sensory memory: echoic memory ~ auditory sensory memory. Working memory is active: short term memory ~ memory storage system that briefly holds limited amount of information in awareness, working memory ~ active processing system that keeps different types of information available for current use. Memory span and chunking: memory span ~ amount of memory working memory can hold, chunking ~ organizing information into meaningful units to make it easier to. Schemas provide an organizational framework: schemas ~ cognitive structures that help is perceive, organize, process and use information. Information is stored in association networks: network of associations ~ item"s distinctive features are linked so as to identify.
