Information Processing theory

This theory explains us how our brain works with the metaphor of computer. It
shows us how our brain store memories and how it focuses on things.
Information processing begins when a message or stimulus (which could be a
sound, smell, touch, or picture) from the environment is received by receptors
(i.e., ears, nose, skin, and eyes). The message is registered in the senses and
stored in short-term memory, and then it is transformed or coded for storage
in long-term memory. It also tell us how we process our information or how
our brain process different information that came from different sources.

From the above flow diagram, we can better understand about the theory very
well. Our sensory memory receives information and that can be iconic and
echoic. Then the selective or memory of attention goes into working
memory/Short term memory. From where it goes into long term memory that is
known as encoding. The transfer of memory from long term to short term is
called retrieval.

These include how the brain processes information. Information processing

theory not only defines how information is captured, but how it is stored and
retrieved as well. The process starts with receiving input, also called from the
environment using different senses. The input is then described and stored in the
memory, which is retrieved when needed. The mind or the brain is likened to a
computer that can analyze information from the environment.