Psych 3.2: Memory

What is the active processing system in the brain that involves encoding, storing and retrieving information for future use?

Memory

Why is memory an active process?

The learner must attend to their sensory memory to commit info into their STM, then engage with the info in their STM to commit it to their LTM for future use.

What is the entry point for memory that stores an exact replica of the real world?

Sensory memory

What is the process of converting information from the STM into a usable form that our brains can store?

Encoding

What is the process of retaining information in our LTM for future use?

Storage

What is the process of accessing previously stored information from our LTM?

Retrieval

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What happens to unattended information?

It becomes lost.

What happens to unrehearsed information in the STM?

It rapidly decays or is displaced by subsequent information.

Why does forgetting occur?

Due to failure of retrieval cues and interference from similar memories.