cognitive psychology key terms

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encoding

the process by which incoming sensory info is transformed into a format in which it can be stored

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storage

how information is retained in memory

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retrieval

how info is accessed from the memory systems

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capacity

the amount of info that can be held in a memory store

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duration

the length of time that information can be held in the memory

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memory

the process of recording and retaining new information. it involves encoding, storage and retrieval processes

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forgetting

the way in which info is ‘lost’ from memory. it can occur in any of the three stages in memory