PSYC 1200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Episodic Memory, Henry Molaison, Memory Consolidation
22 Mar 2017
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Memory is actually a collection of several systems that store information in different forms for differing amounts of time, contrary to the belief that it is a single ability. Includes three memory stores which retain information in memory without using it for any specific purpose; essentially human hard-drives. The path that information is stored in memory in the as model: Stimulus sensory organs (sensation) sensory memory (limitless, but short-lived) . Short-term memory (7 2 items, lasts roughly 30s) long-term memory (unlimited but not always accessible) Attention helps select a portion of the sensory memory for further processing. Information can be retrieved from ltm and brought back to stm. The three stores of the as model are the sensory memory, stm, and ltm. In addition, control processes shift information from one memory store to another (arrows in the model above). Information enters the sensory memory store through vision, hearing and other senses.
