types of memory Flashcards
what is sensory memory
Entry point of memory where sensory information is stored for a brief period of time
Info retained here is in its original ‘raw’ form, before its processed.
Potentially unlimited storage capacity
Important function: stores sensory impressions long enough for each impression to overlap the next
Helps to ensure we perceive world around us as continuous rather than a series of disconnected images and sounds
whats iconic memory (sensory)
VISUAL sensory information
Retain visual imagine in their original sensory form in iconic memory for about 0.2-0.4 seconds
Last long enough to recognise & process sensory information
whats echoic memory (sensory)
AUDITORY sensory information
Memory is also retained in the original form
Lasts longer in sensory memory about 3 – 4 seconds
Important for understanding speech
what is semantic memory
Facts and knowledge
what is episodic memory
personal experiences and events
what is procedural memory
motor skills and actions
what is classically conditioned memory
conditioned responses to conditioned stimuli
what are the two types of implicit memories
procedural and classically conditioned
what are the types of explicit memories
semantic and episodic memories
