L1 - Encode, Store, Retrieve

Encoding

The information must be translated into a form so that it can be held in your brain

Storage

The information is kept in your brain for a period of time, possibly even a lifetime

Retrieval

The process of being able to access information that has been stored in your brain and being able to use it

Encoding

Changing information so that it can be stored in the brain

Visual Encoding

Memories which are stored visually

Acoustic Encoding

Memories which are stored in terms of what they sound like

Semantic Encoding

Memories which are stored according to their meaning

Tactile Encoding

Memories of what things feel like

Olfactory Encoding

Memories of what things smell like

Long Term Memory

Has a very large capacity and a very long duration. Coding is mainly semantic. This is our permanent memory

Short Term Memory

Has limited capacity and limited duration. Information tends to be encoded in terms of sounds. This is a temporary store; information may simply disappear or may be passed to long term memory if rehearsed repeatedly

Recognition

E.g. seeing someone and being able to identify who they are, which is different from trying to recall what someone looks like

Cued Recall

You try and remember a piece of information and someone gives you a clue or a cue and you can remember it

Free Recall

Retrieval without cues