Memory Flashcards
1
Q
What is memory?
A
Our ability to encode, store, retain and subsequently recall information and past experiences in the human brain
2
Q
What is information processing?
A
The idea that information is processed in the brain in a linear way meaning that it flows through the brain in a way thats logical
3
Q
What is encoding?
A
How information is registered as a memory e.g a sound or smell
4
Q
What is storage?
A
How the information remains as a memory once it has been registered
5
Q
What is retrieval?
A
How we find and access stored memories
6
Q
What is capacity?
A
The size of the memory store; how much information it can hold
7
Q
What is duration?
A
How long information remains in the memory store
