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Memory
A
process
of
information flowing through
a
system
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Cognitive psychologists
Explain
how
information flows
in
mental systems
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Encoding
Changing
the
form
of
information
as it comes in so it can be
stored
in the
brain
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Types of encoding
Mental imagery
(
visual
)
Acoustic
(
voice
)
Semantic
(
meaning
)
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Short-term memory
Holds information
you
pay attention
to, lasts about
18 seconds
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Maintenance rehearsal
Repeating information
in
short-term memory
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Elaborative rehearsal
Giving meaning
to
information
in
short-term memory
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Types of long-term memory
Episodic
(
personal experiences)
Semantic
(
facts
and
meanings)
Procedural
(
skills)
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Episodic
and
semantic
memories use
different brain regions,
suggesting they are
separate processes
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HM lost ability to form new
episodic
and
semantic
memories but not procedural memories after surgery
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Memories are often
complex combinations
of different
memory
types
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