PSY312H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Implicit Memory, Explicit Memory, Episodic Memory
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In fact, some memory develop during adulthood may not be accurate as well. Memory is build from schemes, you stored them inaccurately. Process of memory: encoding: transforming information into a form that can be entered and retained in the memory system, e. g. : dog, you reply bark, things that you automatically related. It is building on schemes in long term memory: storage: retaining information in memory so that it can be used at a later time, e. g. : what is capital of nf: saint john: retrieval: recovering information stored in memory so that we are consciously aware of it, e. g. : sensory register is not conscious, neither ltm, but wm. Three memory stores that differ in function, capacity and duration. (sensory input)--> sensory memory--> (attention)--> working memory (maintenance rehearsal)--> (encoding/retrieval) ltm. Ltms are forever, but they might not be accurate: e. g. About 12-24 months, you are able to do so, particularly language.
