PSYC 2000 Chapter : Chapter 6
Document Summary
Processes of memory: encoding- put into memory, retrieval- recover from memory, storage- hold in memory. 3 memory stores: sensory memory, short-term memory (working memory, long-term memory. Information processing model: external sensory event>>encoding>>info into sensory memory (brief but large)>>selective attention>>short-term memory>>consolidation/maintenance. Sensory memory: holds information from the senses for a very brief duration, each sense has a sensory memory associated with it, visual- iconic memory (about 1 sec, auditory- echoic memory (about 4 secs) Short-term memory (stm: the magic number is 7, plus or minus 2, activated memory that holds a few items briefly, lasts up to about 30 seconds. Increases the amount you can remember: organizing items into familiar, manageable units, an area code before a phone number, use of acronyms. Patient k. c: motorcycle accident, perfectly intact semantic memory, no episodic memory, looks at photo album of own life as if its someone else"s.
