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Essay Galaxy - Memory Systems
Memory Systems
Memory is the retention and ability to recall information, personal experiences, and procedures (skills and habits). The Atkinson model of memory is made up of three information stores: a sensory memory, short term memory, and a long-term memory.
Sensory memory: automatically registers any stimulation of sensory receptors and holds that information very briefly (less than 1 second for visual stimuli, a few seconds for auditory stimuli).
Short-term memory: encoding involves an auditory form; rehearsal is required to retain information in STM; capacity or memory span is equal to seven, plus or minus two bits of information; chunking expands the capacity by combining several bits of information into a larger set.
Long-term memory: information is mostly coded by meaning. Information being maintained in STM through rehearsal is gradually absorb....
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