PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7.1: Short-Term Memory, Iconic Memory, Sensory Memory
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Stores: retain information for memory without using it for any specific purpose. Sensory memory, short term memory(stm), long term memory (ltm) Control process shift information from one memory to another. Attention: selects which information will be passed onto stm ---(encoding: the process of storing information in the ltm) Retrieval: brings information from ltm to stm. When you are aware of existing memories. A memory store that accurately hold perceptual information for a very brief amount of time. Iconic memory: visual - holds for to 1 second. Echoic memory: auditory - holds for up to 5 seconds. Sensory memory disappears faster than individual can report them. Flash cards and participants report what they saw: Whole report: attempted to repot the whole screen. only able to report. Partial report:display followed by a tone that was low, medium or high - participant can report the corresponding line of letters.
