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Memory Systems - Paper

Memory Systems

Memory is the retention and ability to recall information, personal experiences, and procedures (skills and habits). The Atkinson model of memory is made up of three information stores: a sensory memory, short term memory, and a long-term memory.
Sensory memory: automatically registers any stimulation of sensory receptors and holds that information very briefly (less than 1 second for visual stimuli, a few seconds for auditory stimuli).
Short-term memory: encoding involves an auditory form; rehearsal is required to retain information in STM; capacity or memory span is equal to seven, plus or minus two bits of information; chunking expands the capacity by combining several bits of ...

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A study plan that I would use to improve my ability to remember class and textbook materials would be to become organized, physical, clear, and smart. Being organized would be to learn from general to specific, getting on overview as a framework on which to hang specific details. Being physical is to learn it once actively and to visualize by paying attention, reciting, using all senses, making cartoons, and to draw diagrams. Being clear would be to reduce inferences such as turning off music, use daylight hours, and take breaks. Being smart by remembering something else; for instance when I get stuck and can’t remember something I know, I have to recall something else that is related. These techniques will aid in remembering class and textbook material. ...

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Added: 9/25/2006 02:15:19 AM
Category: Health & Medicine
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