Types of Memory

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Types of Memory

• Laura Galvez
• Psychology
• Mr.Gahagan
• Period1

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3 Types of Memory

• Sensory Memory a process of receiving and
  holding information, in its raw state, for a
  short period of time (from an instant to several
  seconds).
• Short Term Memory (working memory) process that
  can only hold a limited amount of information
  (about seven items) for 2-30seconds.
• Long Term Memory process of storing almost
  unlimited amount of information over long periods
  of time.

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Sensory Memory

• Iconic Memory a form of sensory memory that
  automatically hold visual information for about
  quarter of a second or more. When shifting your
  attention the information disappears.
• Echoic Memory hold auditory information for 1 to
  2 seconds.
• Functions of Sensory Memory 1)prevents form
  being overwhelmed, 2) gives decision time, 3)
  provides stability, playback, and recognition.

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Short Term Memory Working

• Sensory Memory a process of receiving and
  holding information, in its raw state, for a
  short period of time (from an instant to several
  seconds).
• Limited Duration usually information will
  disappear after a few seconds, but with
  Maintenance Rehearsals, which is to repeat
  information many times, so that is remains longer
  in short-term memory.
• Limited Capacity few information is able to be
  stored in short-term memory, but Inference will
  happen, which is when new information enters
  short-term memory and overwrites or pushes out
  older information.

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• Chunking combining separate items of information
  into a larger unit, and then remembering chunks
  of information rather than individual items.
• Functions of Short-term Memory 1) attending, 2)
  rehearsing, 3) storing

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Long-Term Memory Storing

• Steps in the memory process
• 1) Sensory Memory
• 2) Attention
• 3) Short-term Memory
• 4) Encoding
• 5) Long-term Memory
• 6)Retrieving
• Separate memory systems
• Short-term memory, encoding for storage,
  long-term memory

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Declarative Memory

• Declarative memory stores facts or events. There
  are two kinds of declarative memory.
• Semantic memory involve knowledge of facts,
  concepts, words, definitions, and language rules.
• Episodic memory involves knowledge of specific
  events, personal experiences, or activities like
  naming or describing favorite restaurants,
  movies, songs, etc.

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Procedural or Non-declarativeMemory

• Procedural or Non-declarativeMemory memories
  for motor skills, cognitive skills, and emotional
  behaviors learned through classical conditioning.

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Do Emotions Affect Memories?

• Emotions seem to stamp-in memories, because if
  something happens during a strong emotion the
  chances of remembering a situation, person, or
  event are greater.

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Encoding Transferring

• Encoding Acquiring information or storing
  information in memory by changing it to neural or
  memory codes.
• Two kinds of encoding
• Automatic- transfer of information from
  short-term memory into long-term without any
  effort and usually without and awareness.
• Effortful- transfer of information from
  short-term memory into long-term either by
  working hard to repeat or usually by making
  associations between new and old information.
• Levels of processing theory states that
  remembering depends on how information is encoded.

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Repressed Memories

• Repression When the mind pushes a memory of
  some threatening or traumatic event deep into
  the unconscious. Once there it can not be
  retrieved at will and may remain there until
  something releases it and person remembers it.
• Therapists role in recovered memories they use
  images, hypnosis, true serum, sodium amatol.