Phycology - Memory

What is meant by the term Encoding?

• We put information in the back of our head until we need it in the future

• Sensory information changed so we can make sense of it

• Is the process of accessing information that has been stored in our brain and being able to use it

Some memories are stored in terms of their meaning, what type of memory is that

• Acoustic

• Semantic

• Procedural

• Visual

Remembering how to perform actions is and example of :

• Episodic

• Semantic

• Visual

• Procedural

Information gets into Long Term Memory (LTM) through:

• Rehearsal

• Dancing

• Remembering

• Seeing

What are three stages of the memory process (in order)

• Retrieval - encoding - storage

• Encoding - storage - retrieval

• Encoding - storage

• Encoding - retrieval

Duration of long term memory (LTM) is

Capacity of sensory store is

Long term memory is encoded by

• Visually

• Acoustically

• Semantically

• Procedural