Long Term Retention Recall

Stage 1: Sensory Memory

Holds all perceived sensory stimuli for less than a second

Stage 3: Long-term Memory

Stage 2: Short-term Memory

Process: attention is essential, not all information makes it into STM

Holds 7+/-2 items for less than a minute, chunking, rehearsal

Process: Stabalizes conversion from of STM to LTM, deep sleep is essential

Permanent, distributed throughout the bran, memory decay diminishes ability to access a memory at a future time

Surface learning

Surface learning, not beneficial in the long-term

Studying that produces deep learning

Retrieval practice (self quizzing, write your on study questions, ect.)

Generation Effect (Study things you find most difficult)

Elaborative rehearsal (link new things to things you already know)

State and context dependent memory (study in an environment similar to testing environment)

Task Focus (avoid multitasking)

Distributed Effort (Spread studying out over several days)

Sleep effect (review before sleep)

Dual Coding: Create both visual and verbal memory at the same time