PSY 1001 1st Edition Lecture 15 Outline of Last Lecture I What is consciousness A Freud B Modern Views C Altered States II What are we aware of A Attention B The fate of the unattended C Consequences of the spotlight Outline of Current Lecture I Memory is incredible II Memory processes A Encoding B Storage C Retrieval III Sensory Memory IV Short term working memory V Long Term Memory Current Lecture I Memory is incredible These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute A Scott Hagwood B Marilu Henner II Memory processes A Encoding B Storage C Retrieval III Sensory Memory A Sensory Storage storage system that very rarely holds a vast amount of information from the five senses close to their original sensory formats 1 Function creates perceptual continuity for the world around us 2 Encoding for storage in the sense it is experienced i e visual auditory taste smell and touch 3 Duration of Storage Up to a few seconds depending on the sense 4 Capacity of Storage vast due to huge amount of sensory input B By maintaining a large amount of information for a fraction of a second sensory storage enables us to experience the world as a continuous stream of information rather than discrete sensations IV Short term working memory A Short term Storage need to pay attention 1 Functions Maintains information for immediate use 2 Encoding for storage Primarily auditory visual semantic 3 Duration of Storage About 20 seconds indefinite with working memory manipulation of items 4 Capacity of Storage about 7 items plus or minus 2 using working memory aids in capacity B Forgetting 1 Decay items fade after 18 20 seconds without rehearsal C Working memory allows us to work on information we have in short term memory storage D Increase your short term memory 1 Chunking a Depends on previous experience V Long Term Memory A Long term Storage attention helps as well 1 Function stores information for re access and use at a later time 2 Encoding for storage primarily semantic but also visual and auditory dual coding provides richest encoding 3 Duration of storage probably unlimited 4 Capacity or storage Probably unlimited but dependent of what is encoded and filled 5 Storage a Maintenance rehearsal b Elaborative rehearsal c Dual coding