699794
SHORT AND
LONG TERM
MEMORY
- SHORT TERM
MEMORY
- CAPACITY: LESS
THAN 7 CHUNKS
Annotations:
- How much can be held in memory. Measured in bits of information such as numbers of digits.
- DURATION: A
FEW SECONDS
Annotations:
- How long a memory lasts before it's no longer available.
- ENCODING:
ACOUSTIC/VISUAL
Annotations:
- How the information enters and is stored in the brain via the senses. Acoustic: Through sounds. Visual: Through pictures.
- CAPACITY: LESS
THAN 7 CHUNKS
- LONG TERM
MEMORY
- CAPACITY:
POTENTIALLY UNLIMITED
Annotations:
- How much can be held in memory. Measured in bits of information such as numbers of digits.
- DURATION: 100
YEARS (UNLIMITED)
Annotations:
- How long a memory lasts before it's no longer available.
- ENCODING:
SEMANTIC
Annotations:
- How the information enters and is stored in the brain via the senses. Semantic: Knowing and understanding the meaning.
- CAPACITY:
POTENTIALLY UNLIMITED
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