PSYCH 7A Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Storage (Memory), Sensory Memory, Iconic Memory

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 7A
• Professor: John Hagedorn

Document Summary

The persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information. The process of transforming our experiences, perceptions, thoughts, or feelings into a storable form and getting it into storage (memory) The process of maintaining information in memory over time. The process of bringing to mind previously stored information. 3 types of memory stores that hold information. Automatically registers any stimulus to reach receptors and holds the information. Holds information only briefly a few seconds at most. Stores the small amount of information that we"re currently using/processing. Relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of memory. Short-term memory now referred to as working memory to emphasize the conscious, active processing that occurs there. Some information bypasses short-term memory and goes right into long-term memory without conscious processing (i. e. automatic encoding) The brief, initial recording of sensory information. Subjects could only report about half of them. Played cue tone to indicate which row to report.