1. Memory
The input, storage, and retrieval of what has been learned or experienced
The input, storage, and retrieval of what has been learned or experienced
2. Encoding
The transforming of information so the nervous system can process it
The transforming of information so the nervous system can process it
3. Storage
The process by which information is maintained over a period of time
The process by which information is maintained over a period of time
4. Retrieval
The process of obtaining information that has been stored in memory
The process of obtaining information that has been stored in memory
5. Cognition
the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.
the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.
6. Capacity
Sensory memory: Virtually Everything you see or hear at one instant
Short term memory: About 7 items in healthy adults
Long term memory: Vast
Sensory memory: Virtually Everything you see or hear at one instant
Short term memory: About 7 items in healthy adults
Long term memory: Vast
7. Duration
Sensory memory: Fraction of a second
Short term memory: Less than 20 seconds if not rehearsed
long term memory: Perhaps a lifetime
Sensory memory: Fraction of a second
Short term memory: Less than 20 seconds if not rehearsed
long term memory: Perhaps a lifetime
8. Recognition
memory retrieval in which a person identifies an object, idea, or situation as one he or she has or has not experienced before.
memory retrieval in which a person identifies an object, idea, or situation as one he or she has or has not experienced before.
9. Recall
memory retrieval in which a person constructis previously learned material.
memory retrieval in which a person constructis previously learned material.
Shallow processing
Shallow processing (e.g., processing based on phonemic and orthographic components) leads to a fragile memory trace that is susceptible to rapid decay.
Shallow processing (e.g., processing based on phonemic and orthographic components) leads to a fragile memory trace that is susceptible to rapid decay.