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Chapter 7

Memory

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Section 1
Introduction to Memory
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Introduction to the Process and Types of Memory

Memory is the ability to take in information, encode it, store it, and retrieve it at a later time.

Section 2
Types of Memory
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Sensory Memory

Sensory memory allows an individual to remember an input in great detail but for only a few milliseconds.

Short-Term and Working Memory

Short-term memory, which includes working memory, stores information for a brief period of recall for things that happened recently.

Long-Term Memory

Long-term memory is used for the storage of information over long periods of time, ranging from a few hours to a lifetime.

Section 3
Step 1: Memory Encoding
Introduction to Memory Encoding

Memory encoding allows an item of interest to be converted into a construct that is stored in the brain, which can later be recalled.

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The Role of Attention in Memory

In order to encode information into memory, we must first pay attention, a process known as attentional capture.

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Levels of Processing

Levels-of-processing theory looks at not only how a person receives information, but also what they do with that information.

Section 4
Step 2: Memory Storage
Introduction to Memory Storage

Memory storage allows us to hold onto information for a very long duration of time—even a lifetime.

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Network Models of Memory

According to network models of memory, the connections between neurons are the source of memories, and the strength of connections corresponds to how well a memory is stored.

Section 5
Step 3: Memory Retrieval
Memory Retrieval: Recognition and Recall

Memory retrieval, including recall and recognition, is the process of remembering information stored in long-term memory.

Section 6
Memory and the Brain
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Neural Correlates of Memory Consolidation

The hippocampus, amygdala, and cerebellum play important roles in the consolidation and manipulation of memory.

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Neural Correlates of Memory Storage

Although the physical location of memory remains relatively unknown, it is thought to be distributed in neural networks throughout the brain.

Section 7
The Process of Forgetting
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The Fallibility of Memory

Memories can be encoded poorly or fade with time; the storage and recovery process is not flawless.

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Types of Forgetting

There are many ways in which a memory might fail to be retrieved, or be forgotten.

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Amnesia

Amnesia, the inability to recall certain memories, often results from damage to any of a number of regions in the temporal lobe and hippocampus.

Section 8
Memory Distortions
Memory Distortions and Biases

Memories are not stored as exact replicas of reality; rather, they are modified and reconstructed during recall.

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Considerations for Eyewitness Testimony

Increasing evidence shows that memories and individual perceptions are unreliable, biased, and manipulable.

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Repressed Memories

Some research indicates that traumatic memories can be forgotten and later spontaneously recovered.

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