PSY Ch 6- Memory
processes of Memory
encoding
Memory stages
Sensory
Short term
long term
putting it in
storage
retrieval
keeping it in for as long as possible
pulling it out
temporary storage buffer that preserves sensory impressions for 1-2 seconds
lasts 20-30 minutes, comes from sensory if you are paying attention
non-declarative memory: don't have to think about
Forgetting
interference theory
more similar information you are trying to remember, the harder they are to remember
Repressed Memory
too much to handle so brain stores it where it can't be found
Amnesia
retrograde
Anterograde
lose memories before the accident
lose memories after accident
Childhood
not remembering from 3.5 and younger
Disociative
trauma