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11 Cards in this Set
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Capacity |
A measure of how much can be held in the memory
Measured in items, such as number of digits |
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Duration |
A measure of how long a memory lasts before it is no longer avaliable |
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Encodng |
The way information is changed so it can be stored in the memory
Information enters the brain via the senses and is stored in various forms. |
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Long term memory |
Memory for events that have happened in the past
Potentially unlimited duration and capacity |
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Short term memory |
Memory for immediate events
Lasts for a very short amount of time unless rehearsed
Limited duration and capacity |
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Duration of STM |
Very limited- seconds to minutes |
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Duration of LTM |
Unlimited |
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Capacity of STM |
7+/-2 items |
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Capacity of LTM |
Unlimited |
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Encoding of STM |
Acoustic or visual |
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Encoding of LTM |
Semantic |
