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- 1MEMORYThe mental function of retaining data, eg. learning
The storage system which holds the data
The data which is retained - 2Sensory Memory (SM)The sensory form of a stimulus remains unaltered in the mind for a brief time.
This could be an auditory or visual trace.
It is rapidly lost through decay. - 3Short-term Memory (STM)Information receives minimal processing.
It has a relatively limited capacity (7 items) and rapidly decays unless maintained through rehearsal.
Also called primary or working memory. - 4Long-term Memory (LTM)Relatively permanent storage which has unlimited capacity. Information is held in inactive, ionic or symbolic forms. One of the features is that information is structured in some way. Also called secondary or permanent memory
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