Our memory is amazing, it is our ability to save, recall and utilize the information we observe with our senses. The information either stored or forgotten, depends on the meaning it 's given, the type, and the associations we make with this information. Different types of information create different memories with different purposes.
The very popular explanation of the process that sense information undergoes to become a memory is called the "Three-Step Approach". This approach describes the process of memory in three stages; sensory memory, short term memory, and long term memory. The information is first captured by your senses. I remember walking into the kitchen and observing, smelling and tasting a brand new dish my girlfriend was making. …show more content…
Flashbulb memories are memories attached to important, surprising, or tragic events. This event is so vivid it creates a mental snapshot of where you were, what you were doing, and who you were with during that event. Even if the attached memory is insignificant such as being in school or being at work, you are able to remember it vividly. For instance, May 23 2003, I was playing at recess playing tether ball when a teacher came up to me and told me something very important was happening and that my grandma was here I needed to come up to the office immediately. We rushed to the hospital and arrived right as my baby sister was born. An Autobiographical memory is memory of circumstances regarding yourself, they are a recollection of our past lives; however, we have a tendency to remember best the past personal events that fit in with the way we see our current selves. I am very much into writing and recording music as well as working and designing cars. Though I was completely infatuated with sports almost my whole childhood I have very few vivid memories; however, I still remember my favorite childhood cars such as the Maseratti Mc-12 and the Ferrari f50. Musically my mind is full of the all of the early songs I wrote along with memories of learning different instruments, and the hours of practice I put into each one. Even though these memories all took place between 2002 and 2006, I view them as movies when I think about them. Lastly there are Explicit memories and Implicit memories. Explicit memory is more or less when you intentionally attempt to remember mostly recent memories. Today I had been on the phone with my sister who is in college and she had described how her classes were going and what she was learning, after my conversation had ended, my girlfriend asked specific information about how my sister is doing. This would be an example of implicit memory.
The very popular explanation of the process that sense information undergoes to become a memory is called the "Three-Step Approach". This approach describes the process of memory in three stages; sensory memory, short term memory, and long term memory. The information is first captured by your senses. I remember walking into the kitchen and observing, smelling and tasting a brand new dish my girlfriend was making. …show more content…
Flashbulb memories are memories attached to important, surprising, or tragic events. This event is so vivid it creates a mental snapshot of where you were, what you were doing, and who you were with during that event. Even if the attached memory is insignificant such as being in school or being at work, you are able to remember it vividly. For instance, May 23 2003, I was playing at recess playing tether ball when a teacher came up to me and told me something very important was happening and that my grandma was here I needed to come up to the office immediately. We rushed to the hospital and arrived right as my baby sister was born. An Autobiographical memory is memory of circumstances regarding yourself, they are a recollection of our past lives; however, we have a tendency to remember best the past personal events that fit in with the way we see our current selves. I am very much into writing and recording music as well as working and designing cars. Though I was completely infatuated with sports almost my whole childhood I have very few vivid memories; however, I still remember my favorite childhood cars such as the Maseratti Mc-12 and the Ferrari f50. Musically my mind is full of the all of the early songs I wrote along with memories of learning different instruments, and the hours of practice I put into each one. Even though these memories all took place between 2002 and 2006, I view them as movies when I think about them. Lastly there are Explicit memories and Implicit memories. Explicit memory is more or less when you intentionally attempt to remember mostly recent memories. Today I had been on the phone with my sister who is in college and she had described how her classes were going and what she was learning, after my conversation had ended, my girlfriend asked specific information about how my sister is doing. This would be an example of implicit memory.