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Memory U3

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Total cards: 6•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Levels of memory

Back (Answer)

Sensory Memory (SM) Short Term Memory (STM) Long Term Memory (LTM) or discarded

#2
Front (Question)

Sensory Memory

Back (Answer)

The brain has a constant flow of information from the environment e.g., sounds, smells. The sensory memory will retain all visual and auditory input received for a few seconds. Only selected images and sounds are encoded into the STM.

#3
Front (Question)

STM

Back (Answer)

Limited capacity where it can only hold around 7 pieces (+ or - 2) of information for a short time (30 seconds). Information can be encoded into the LTM. Information is lost by: Displacement Decay

#4
Front (Question)

Improving STM

Back (Answer)

Chucking Splitting the information into smaller groups e.g., postcodes and phone numbers.

#5
Front (Question)

LTM

Back (Answer)

Unlimited capacity and can hold information for a long time. Methods to encode information from STM to LTM: Rehearsal Organisation (categories) Elaboration (adding meaning, linking with memories) ROE

#6
Front (Question)

Retrieval

Back (Answer)

Information can be recalled from the LTM through being aided by contextual cues which relate to the time and place where the information was initially encoded into the LTM.