HSP 3U0
Memory is defined as: the mental faculty ofretaining and recalling past experience.
Our 5 senses (what are they?)
Help us to receive and record information. Therecorded information is stored in our brains. Therecorded information becomes our "memory."
Recall:
Example: Recollection of a telephone number youhave just heard, a list of items you are to purchaseat the store, or a list of dates you learned inhistory class
Recognition:
Generally easier than recall
Example: A history teacher gives you four datesand learners are to choose the one that goes withthe specific historical event
Paired Associates:
Example: It is a child's ability to memorize a list ofpaired items, such as pictures and names,common objects and syllables, or words andcorresponding visual scenes
Very short term!
Concerns memories that last no more than afew seconds
Example: a line of print is flashed at you veryrapidly, for one-tenth of a second, all the lettersthat you can visualize for a brief moment after thepresentations constitute a sensory register.
The visualization disappears after a few seconds.
Is remembering something that you recently sawor heard.
▪An example of short term memory is remembering thecolour of the car that just passed by you.
Short term memory is very brief. It only lastsabout 5 - 15 seconds (exact amount of time canvary)
In order to remember the same information at alater time, your brain transfers this informationfrom your Short Term Memory to Long TermMemory.
STM can be transferred to LTM by repeating theinformation or visualizing it.
Long Term Memory
Contains information that you have recorded inyour brain in the past.
Can last from a minute or so, to weeks or evenyears
▪An example of LTM is the gift you received for a birthday5 years ago.
LTM has no limit on capacity and can store vastamounts of information
Although LTM always remains intact,sometimes it may take longer to recallinformation.
Sometimes it becomes very difficult toremember information.
Difficulty results from growing older andhealth
Your Task!
Please get out a piece of paper and write thenumbers 1 – 6 down the side