HIST10014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Penfeld, Autobiographical Memory, Clive Wearing
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Human memory: a set of systems for storing and retrieving information that is acquired though our senses. Roediger and mcdermott paper on the constructive nature of memory is examinable. Human memory is: a set of systems for storing and retrieving information that is acquired though our senses. Sensory input -> sensory register -> short term memory -> long term memory. Memory consists of 3 stores based on how long memory is retained and how much can be stored (capacity) Encoding the processing of incoming information to be stored depends on processes of attention. Consolidation storage) registers input in temporary sensory storage creates a stronger representation to enable retrieval at a later time (results in. Memories have to be actively reconstructed from elements scattered throughout various. Utilisations of stored information to create a conscious representation or to execute a. Implicit the process of recovering information stored in memory so that we are consciously.