Sensory Short-Term Long-Term Memory Sensory Short-Term Long-Term

Sensory Memory Allows for all stimulus to enter unlimited capacity extremely brief .5 – 1 sec for vision 3 – 4 sec for hearing no true processing

Short-Term Memory (STM) Part of memory that works w/ info. or stimulus limited in capacity holds 5 –9 items

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STM Limitations & overcoming them chunking – combining individual items into “chunks” automaticity – actions that become habit & can be done w/ little awareness ex. Driving stick-shift

Long-Term Memory (LTM) Info. is permanently stored capacity is unknown

Processing STM  LTM Encoding – the way we form info. in order to retain it imagery chunking mnemonics Rehearsal – used to maintain it in consciousness or to encode for memory

Processing LTM  STM Retrieval – info. isn’t in use but can be retrieved for use when needed retrieval cues retrieval failure interference – tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon

LTM  STM serial position effect – the tendency to recall more accurately the first & last items in a series primacy effect – the tendency to recall the initial items in a list recency effect – the tendency to recall the last items in a list

False Memory Distortion of an actual experience or a completely created/imagined one Problems w/ false memory construct memories after the experience fill-in-the-gaps Possible to create memories suggestion by therapist

Repressed Memory Memory of traumatic event put into unconscious mind Very controversial real memory v. therapist induced unknown answer