PSYC 221 Chapter 5: Chapter 5: Short-Term & Working Memory
13 Feb 2017
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The process involved in retaining, retrieving, & using info about stimuli, images, events, ideas & skills after the original info is no longer present. Active any time some past experience has an effect on the way you think or behave now or in the future. Brief persistence of image (or other sensory input) Demonstrates an ingenious procedure for measuring how much info we can take in immediately & how much of that info remains half a second later. Info that stays in our memory for brief periods, about 10-15 seconds if we don"t repeat it over & over. Responsible for storing info for long periods of time, which can extend from minutes to a lifetime. Episodic memory long-term memories of experiences from the past, like a picnic. Procedural memory a type of long-term memory associated with doing things that involve muscle coordination, such as the ability to ride a bicycle.
