PSY B110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Self-Reference, Explicit Memory, Episodic Memory
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Memory: mental processes that enables us to acquire, retain, and retrieve information. Encoding: transforming information into a form that can be entered and retained by the memory system. Storage: retaining information in memory so it can be used later. Retrieval: recovering stored information so that we are consciously aware of it. Visual sensory memory: the system that produces and stores visual sensory memories. An exact image of everything you see. Echoic memory: the system that produces and stores auditory sensory memories. Most types of information can be held in stm for up to 20 second seconds before forgotten. Maintenance rehearsal: mental or verbal repetition of information to maintain it beyond the usual 20 second duration. Information can be lost by: decay or fading away of interference from new or competing information. Limit capacity: stm is capable of holding 7 plus or minus 2 bits of information.
