Memory- The Process Of Memory

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Flashbulb memory

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vivid, long lasting memories of important, surprising, emotionally arousing events. Thought to be part of a mechinism in the brain that makes sure we do not forget important events. Special because of the confidence one has when they remeber it.

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memory

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the process by which information is acquired, stored in the brain, retrieved, and eventually potentially forgotten

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Sensory memory

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stores exact replicas of stimuli impinging on the senses, lasts from 1 to several seconds

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short term memory

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transfered sensory memory which lasts about 20 seconds unless maintained by mental rehersal

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long-term memory

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memory that can be stored up to a life time

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iconic memory

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visual memory in which an image is stored in the brain typicaly stored for .3-1.0 seconds

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echoic memory

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auditory memory that holds for 3 or 4 secods, but perhaps as long as 10 depending on what else u are doing

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# of items stored in short term memory

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7 + or - 2

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maintenance rehersal

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hold information in short term memory without trying to transfer it into long term (ex. saying a phone # over and over)

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elaborative rehersal

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activly organize information and integrate it with the information already stored in long term memory (matierial for and exam)

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encoding

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placing short term memory into long term memory