Stats for coding capc and dur

• define memory

  -processes that are used to acquire store, retain and later retrieve info
• Define Coding

  -refers to how sensory information is transformed into a format that can be stored in memory
• Define Capacity

  -refers to the amount of information that can be held within/stored in memory
• Define duration

  -this refers to the length of time that information can be held in memory
• What is the coding of sensory memory

  -sensory/from all the senses
• Capacity of sensory mem

  -limitless
• Duration of sensory register

  -less than 1/2 a second
• What is the coding of STM

  -Acoustic
• What is the capacity of STM

  -5-9 items
• What is the duration of STM

  -18-30 secs
• What is the coding of LTM

  -Semantic
• What is the capacity of LTM

  -Infinite
• What is the duration of LTM

  -forever