PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7&8: Sketchpad, Aphasia, Frontal Lobe
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Memory: a collection of several systems that store information in different forms for differing amounts of time. Stores: retain information in memory without using it for any specific purpose. Control processes: shift information from one memory to another. Attention: selects which information will be passed on to the stm. Encoding: the process of storing information in the ltm system. Retrieval: brings information from the ltm back into stm. Sensory memory: a memory store that accurately holds perceptual information for a very brief amount of time. Short-term memory (stm): a memory store with limited capacity and duration (less than a minute). Chunking: organizing smaller units of information into larger, more meaningful units. Long-term memory (ltm): holds information for extended periods of time, if not permanently. Serial position effect: in general, most people will recall the first few items from a list and the last few items, but only an item or two from the middle.
