PSY BEH 11B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: George Sperling, Iconic Memory, Long-Term Memory
18 Jan 2019
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Basic process of bringing information into memory system. Information comes in through the five senses. Involves maintaining encoded information in memory over time. Changes in the structure of neurons that help information remain long term. Information placed in working memory where it is accessible. Information can also be retrieved from long term memory & into working memory so that can be used. Different memory systems are often referred to as memory stages. Changes in the brain as a result of past experience that influence the way that we think, feel, & behave. Often compared to the processes that computer does. Capacity: how much information it can hold. Sensory memory working memory long term memory. Retains sensory impressions after initial external stimulus has already stopped or changed. George sperling: presented information on a screen for precise, brief periods of time to investigate the capacity & duration of visual sensory (iconic) memory.
