memory storage
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psychology i: foundations
summary
the content delves into the intricacies of memory storage, exploring the transition of information through sensory, short-term, and long-term memory stages, and the mechanisms that underpin these processes.
- there are three kinds of memory storage: sensory, short-term, and long-term, with sensory memories lasting about one to two seconds, providing continuity to our experiences.
- short-term memory, or working memory, has a duration of 15 to 30 seconds and is crucial for temporary information storage, with a capacity of 4 to 9 items.
- long-term memories can last indefinitely and are formed through various kinds of rehearsal from short-term memories, involving processes in the hippocampus and neocortex.
- broadbent's filter theory and the concept of selective attention play significant roles in determining which sensory inputs transition into short-term and then long-term memories.
- emotional memories, particularly those involving fear, can form in parallel rather than sequentially, highlighting the amygdala's role in memory formation.
chapters
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introduction to memory storage
00:37
the three kinds of memory storage
04:29
short-term to long-term memory transition
05:17
selective attention and memory formation
08:06
implicit and explicit long-term memories