Psychology - Memory

Psychology - Memory

1. Key Concepts

   • INFORMATION PROCESSING - The idea that information is processed through a number of stages
   • INPUT - The process of data entry (stage 1)
   • ENCODING - The process in which data is changed into another format (stage 2)
   • STORAGE - The process in which information is held, ready to be used at a later date (stage 3)
   • RETRIEVAL - The process in which information is located and taken out of storage (stage 4)
   • OUTPUT - The process of using data after it has been retrieved (stage 5)
   • ACCESSIBLITY PROMBELMS - Problems associated with retrieving information in storage
   • AVAILABILITY PROBLEMS - Problems associated with information no loner being stored

2. Core Theory: Multi-Store Model

   • *insert image of msm*
   • SENSORY STORE - The store where all immediate information is briefly held unless its paid attention to
   • ATTENTION - A process that makes people aware of information in the memory