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Memory
Encoding
Storage
Retrieval
Encoding
Encoding; the process of receiving, processing and combining information
Encoding allows information from the outside
To reach our senses in the form of physical and chemical stimuli.
Encoding can occur in various ways
Visual Encoding:
Information is encoded in the form of images.
Acoustic Encoding:
Information is encoded in the form of sounds.
Semantic Encoding:
Information is encoded based on its meaning.
Storage
The creation of the permanent record of the encoded
information.
Storage is the second memory stage or process in which we
maintain
over period of time.
Retrieval
Retrieval(or recall, or recognition).
The third process of retrieval of information that we have stored.
We must locate it and return it to our consciousness
Some retrieval attempt may be effortless due to the type of
information.
Example
This is an example of encoding
You meet someone named Alex, and they tell
you their phone number: 123-456-7890. Your
brain encodes this information by converting
the spoken numbers into a neural code, a
unique pattern of neural activity.(encoding
memory)
This is an example of storage memory
Then this number you store in mobile phone
or anything else or in brain.
This is an example of retrieval memory
Then few days later, you want to call on this
number .for calling you have to recall this
number from brain or any other storage device
Types of sensory memory
Sensory memory
Short term memory(STM)
Long term memory(LTM)
1. Sensory Memory:
Sensory memory is the first stage of memory, where
the five senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch) take in
information from the environment. This information is stored
briefly for a very short period of time, ranging from a fraction of
a second to a few seconds. Sensory memory acts as a buffer,
holding sensory information long enough for it to be processed
further.
Some example of sensory memory
The visual sensory memory, such as the fleeting image of a scene just
after you close your eyes.
The tactile sensory memory, like the sensation you feel after touching
something hot or cold briefly.
2. Short-Term Memory (STM):