PSYC 1013 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Episodic Memory, Sean Connery, Long-Term Memory
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Memory is actually a collection of several systems that store information in different forms for differing amounts of times. Stores retain information in memory without using it for any specific purpose. Stm short term memory and ltm long term memory. Control processes shift information from one memory store to another. Information enters the sensory memory through vision hearing and other senses. Attention selects which information will be passed on to stm. The process of storing information in the in ltm. Retrieval brings information from ltm back into. Is a memory store that accurately holds perceptual information of a very brief amount of time. Iconic memory the visual form of sensory memory to 1 second. Echoic memory the auditory form of sensory memory is longer but still only about 5 seconds. Whole report condition participants attempted to recall as many of the letters as possible.
