Memory Study Guide: Chapter 7
Procedural Memory
The procedural memory system houses memory for actions, skills, conditioned responses,
and emotional memories It contains memories of how to execute actions.
Declarative Memory
The declarative memory system handles factual information. It contains recollections of
words, definitions, names, dates, faces, events, concepts, and ideas.
Semantic Memory
The semantic memory system contains general knowledge that is not tied to the time
when the information was learned. This memory might be unlimited.
Episodic Memory
The episodic memory system is made up of chronological, or temporally dated,
recollections of personal experiences. It is a record of things you’ve done, seen, and
heard. It is believed to be limited to between 3 and 5000 episodes from one’s life.
Encoding
Encoding involves forming a memory code. It usually requires attention.
Importance of Encoding
Some methods of encoding create more durable memory codes than others, which
changes the rate of forgetting. The better the memory code, the less forgetting.
Storage
Storage involves maintaining encoded information in memory over time. Memory is
divided into three different stores: sensory, short-term memory and long-term memory.
Retrieval
Retrieval involves recovering information from memory stores.
Attention and Encoding
Attention involves focusing awareness on a narrowed range of stimuli or events.
Attention is selection of input.
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