introduction to memory

explicit memory

things, objects, concepts people know

declarative memory

implicit memory

skills, habits, and learned responses

nondeclarative memory

prospective memory

enables us to remember that we need to perform a task at a later time

future memory

long term potentiation (LTP)

synaptic connections between neurons becomes stronger with frequent actions

neurons that fire together wire together

working memory

an active system that processes the information present in short term memory

working memory model

consist of three systems: central executive, phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad

central executive

working memory that controls and integrates the other systems

phonological loop

audio and written words

multi-store model

three interacting memory systems to describe automatic and effortful processing

sensory, short term memory, and long term memory

levels of processing model

structural (shallowest, physical characteristics)

phonetic (sounds)

semantic (meaning)