PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7, 8 : Short-Term Memory, Sensory Memory, Motor Learning

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Benjamin Giguere

Document Summary

Memory: collection of several systems that store information in different forms for differing amounts of time. Stimulus > sensory organ > sensory memory > short term memory > long- Attention: selects which information will be passed on to stm. Encoding: some, but not all, information goes through process of storing information in the. Retrieving: brings information from ltm back into stm. What happens when you become aware of existing memories, such as the movie you watched last week. Sensory memory: memory storage that accurately holds perceptual information for a very brief amount of time. Iconic memory: visual form of sensory memory, held for about one-half to one second. Echoic memory: auditory form of sensory memory, held for a considerably long period of time. Short-term memory(stm): memory store with limited capacity and duration(less than a minute) Organizing smaller units of information into larger, more meaningful unit. Long-term memory: holds information for extended periods of time, if not permanently.