Do you ever remember doing or seeing something, and wonder to yourself how on earth did I remember that? Well, in this paper I will try to help you get a better understanding. I will explain how things you do, see, or hear become a memory. I will also discuss long term and short term memory along with why and what makes you forget. There will also be a page about amnesia , and the different systems and types of memories. I know at first it doesn’t sound that interesting, but if you just give it a chance I promise you will learn something new and interesting about human memory.
The first aspect I want to discuss is memory encoding which is basically how experiences transform into memories. Encoding takes something memorable from what you did …show more content…
Most people generally think that there is not a difference between the two, but really the difference is significant. Short-term memory is defined as a limited-capacity store that can maintain unrehearsed information for s short amount of time hence the name short-term. Short term memory is also referred to as working memory. Short term memory is like a notepad that can keep between 6-9 thoughts at a time for about 20 seconds. Examples of short-term memory could be things like remembering a number or date until you write it down. That pretty much covers the gist of short-term memory now I am going to talk about long term …show more content…
Information there can be stored there for an indefinite amount of time. Long-term memories range from things that happened a few minutes ago always to events that happened in your childhood. Long-term memories is supported by flashbulb memories. Flash-bulb memories are defined as unusually vivid and detailed recollections of momentous events. An example of a flash-bulb memory would be how most people who were alive can remember exactly where they were, and what they were doing on 9/11/01 when the planes hit the Twin Towers. Examples such as this justifies that memories in long-term storage can be their
The first aspect I want to discuss is memory encoding which is basically how experiences transform into memories. Encoding takes something memorable from what you did …show more content…
Most people generally think that there is not a difference between the two, but really the difference is significant. Short-term memory is defined as a limited-capacity store that can maintain unrehearsed information for s short amount of time hence the name short-term. Short term memory is also referred to as working memory. Short term memory is like a notepad that can keep between 6-9 thoughts at a time for about 20 seconds. Examples of short-term memory could be things like remembering a number or date until you write it down. That pretty much covers the gist of short-term memory now I am going to talk about long term …show more content…
Information there can be stored there for an indefinite amount of time. Long-term memories range from things that happened a few minutes ago always to events that happened in your childhood. Long-term memories is supported by flashbulb memories. Flash-bulb memories are defined as unusually vivid and detailed recollections of momentous events. An example of a flash-bulb memory would be how most people who were alive can remember exactly where they were, and what they were doing on 9/11/01 when the planes hit the Twin Towers. Examples such as this justifies that memories in long-term storage can be their