Ch 8 - Memory (Psychology)

The storage and retrieval of information.

The (2) parts of Sensory Memory are:

Very short; stays in the mind maybe 1-2 seconds.

Processing the information into the system then, moving on.

Holds 5-9 items and can last up to 30 seconds.

The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system. Similar to the hard drive of a computer.

The loss of memory due to alcohol disease, chemical disease, radiation, lack of oxygen and demintia.

A clear memory of a significant moment or event in your life.

-Visual sensory information
-Deals with our sight
-Last no more than a tenth of a second

-Auditory sensory information
-Deals with our auditory stimuli
-Sounds and words can be recalled within 3 to 4 seconds

Aids to help us memorize, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices.

Where most of our memory is stored.

2 Types of Long Term Memory

-Declaritive memory
-Conscious recall
-General knowledge
-Expericence

-Without conscious recall
-Learning
-Motivation
-Skills
-Classical & Operant Conditioning

-When you take stuff and hide it inside of you.
-Freud called this a defense mechanism.
-Where you hold your stress.