PSYC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Iconic Memory, Sensory Memory, Endel Tulving
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The study of memory falls within the realm of cognitive psychology, and to some extent, also within physiological psychology. Physiological studying the changes that occur within the brain when new information is learned (i. e. encoded into our memory). Cognitive studying the nature and function of information processing how memory works. Memory is the way in which we record the past and later refer to it so that it may affect the present. The cognitive process of memory is split into three separate stages : encoding, In order to remember, one must first have been exposed to the stimulus or event and therefore must have learned. Encoding is the active process of turning stimulus information (environmental information) into a form (a code) that can be stored in our memory system. Storage refers to the information being held for later use. The (coded) information is held in our memory system. This can include short-term and long-term storage.
