PSYCH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Connectionism, Long-Term Memory, Sensory Memory
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Memory- system that sense, organizes, stores, and retrieves information. Encoding - converting environmental and mental stimuli into memorable brain codes. Storage - holding on to encoded information. Most people can"t immediately store something in long term memory. Assumes the processing of information for memory storage is similar to the way a computer processes memory in a series of three stages. Theoretically the brain capacity is infinite, this separates it from a. Memory processes are proposed to take place at the same time over a large network of neural connections. Much more complex than the information processing model implies it is because it says things can be happening simultaneously. You may be taking notes but thinking about what you have to do tonight. Brian does different things in different areas that allows this simultaneous activity to occur. Assumes information that is more deeply processed (processed according to its meaning) will be remembered more efficiently and for a longer period of time.
