01:830:101 Chapter 6: Psychology (233-260)

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Memory = information collected and stored in the brain that is generally retrievable for later use. Memories are subject to modifications overtime (and this means they may be somewhat different each time you access them) The brain has seemingly unlimited storage capabilities, and the ability to process many types of information simultaneously, both consciously and unconsciously three different memory processes encoding. > the process though which information enters our memory system. > stimuli associated with an event (sights, sounds, smells) are taken in by your senses and then converted to neural activity that travels to the brain. > the process through preserving information for possible recollection in the future. > the process of accessing information encoded and stored in memory. > psychologists employ several models that offer plausible explanations for the memory system is organized; among the most influential is the information-processing model, which suggests that memory operates in a series of stages.

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