PSY 1305 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Short-Term Memory, Echoic Memory, Long-Term Memory
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A- recall: retrieving information that was learned earlier. Relearning: knowing the information more readily later on. Storage: retaining information in our brain over time. A- sensory memory: information to be remembered are processed momentarily. Iconic memory: photographic/picture image memory that lasts a few tenths of a second. Echoic memory: recalling auditory stimuli that lasts within 3-4 seconds. Short term memory: remember a few items that can be encoded through rehearsal. The more you know about something, the more you can remember. Working memory: active processing of short term memory that concentrates on conscious, auditory and visual/spatial info. Long term memory: permanent information that can be retrieved. There is no capacity, so long term memory is unlimited. Automatic processing: unconscious processing of information without our knowing/awareness. Information that is processed automatically are space, time, and frequency. Implicit memories (declarative memories): learning skills classically condition without conscious awareness/knowing. Effortful processing: encoding and processing information that requires paying attention consciously.
