Memory

Question 1

Define memory

Answer 1

-process by which we retain information about events that have happened in the past

Question 2

Sperling(1960) investigation into the sensory register

Answer 2

-lab experiment, participants were shown 4 rows of 4 letters and had to recall the whole grid but only were able to recall 4 or 5 letters
-iconic memory can hold a lot of information presented to it but it decays before we can report it all