Induction

• Coding refers to how information is stored.
• Capacity refers to how much information can be stored.
• Duration refers to how long the information can be stored for.
• What coding does sensory memory use?

  Modality specific
• What coding does short term memory use?

  Acoustic
• What coding does long term memory use?

  Semantic
• What is the capacity of sensory memory?

  High
• What is the capacity of short term memory?

  5-9
• What is the capacity of long term memory?

  Unlimited
• What is the duration of sensory memory?

  Less than 0.5 seconds
• What is the duration of short term memory?

  roughly 30 seconds
• What is the duration of long term memory?

  Potentially forever