PSY1022 Chapter Notes -Short-Term Memory, Echoic Memory, Iconic Memory
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Brief storage of perceptual info before it is passed to short-term memory. Memory system that retains info for limited durations. Loss of info from memory because of competition from additional incoming info. Interference with retention of old info due to acquisition of new info. Interference with acquisition of new info due to previous learning of info. Organising info into meaningful groupings, allowing us to extend the span of st memory. Repeating info to extend the duration of retention in. Repeating stimuli in their original form to retain them in st memory. Linking stimuli to each other in a meaningful way to improve retention of info in st memory. Depth of transforming info, which influences how easily we remember it. Relatively enduring retention of info stored regarding our facts, experiences and skills. Type of long-term memory that appears to be permanent. Tendency to remember words at the beginning of a list especially well.
