Memory

Memory

Memory: The persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information

The Memory Process

• Encoding: The processing of information into the memory system
• Storage: The retention of encoded material over time
• Retrieval: The process of getting the information of memory storage

Recall vs. Recognition

• With Recall - you must retrieve the information from your memory (fill-in-the blank test)
• With Recognition - you must identify the target from possible targets (multiple-choice test)

Flashbulb Memory

• A clear moment of an emotionally significant moment or event

Types of Memory

Sensory Memory

• The immediate, initial recording sensory information in the memory system
• Stored just for an instant, and most get unprocessed

Short-Term Memory

• memory that holds a few items briefly
• 7 digits (pus or minus 2)
• the info will be stored into long-term or forgotten 

Working Memory

• another way of describing the use of short-term memory is called working memory
• working-memory has 3 parts

1. Audio
2. Visual
3. Integration of audio and visual (controls where your attention lies)