| The discipline that investigates the internal processes | | | | Memory) it provides space for short computations |
| of thought such as learning, visualizations, memory, | | | | before either discarding the information or moving it to |
| feeling, sounds, problem solving, language and thinking is | | | | other storage facilities in the memory system. Similar |
| known as Cognitive Psychology. | | | | to a computer where you can loose a document, for |
| On a daily basis our senses are subjected to a flood | | | | example, if you don't save it - a short term memory is |
| of information and his information is constantly stored | | | | also susceptible to loss through interruptions or |
| in memories. Many experts working in cognitive | | | | interference. |
| psychology suggest that there are three ways we | | | | Long term memory is relatively permanent storage. |
| store these memories, and this system acts as a sort | | | | Neural pathways are created for storing ideas and |
| of filter to protect ourselves from this information | | | | information which can be recalled weeks, months, or |
| onslaught. | | | | even years later. Information is stored on the basis of |
| The three storage systems are: Sensory, Short Term, | | | | meaning and importance, and is gradually transferred |
| Long Term. | | | | from short-term memory into long-term memory. The |
| The sensory memory retains an exact copy of what | | | | more the information is repeated or used, the more |
| is seen or heard (visual & auditory) at that moment. It's | | | | likely it is to eventually end up in long-term memory, or |
| your sensory memory that allows a perception such | | | | to be "retained.". To create the neural pathways |
| as a visual pattern, a sound, or a touch to linger for a | | | | requires deliberate effort. Interest in the topic obviously |
| brief moment after the stimulation is over. The | | | | helps. Repetition and rehearsal of information, |
| memory is stored for a few seconds at most, many | | | | especially auditory, assists in recall. In studying |
| experts suggest only a fraction of a second. It has | | | | mathematics, for example, learning the times table by |
| been claimed that Sensory Memory has unlimited | | | | rote is something many people will use for recall |
| capacity. | | | | throughout their whole lives. The limits of the capacity |
| Short Term memory simply means that you are | | | | of our long term memory are not known. |
| retaining the information for a short period of time. | | | | Some strategies to improve long term memory include: |
| There isn't the need to create the neural mechanisms | | | | - Be attentive |
| for later recall. For example, maybe you are looking for | | | | - Rehearse or repeat |
| your car keys as you are about to head out of your | | | | - Chunking |
| building. A friend advises you that the keys are on a | | | | - Mnemonic techniques |
| table next to the door. You only require storage of that | | | | - Visualizations |
| memory until you walk over to pick up the keys. Short | | | | - External aids |
| term memory is often stored as sounds, especially in | | | | - Being organized |
| recalling words, but may be stored as images as well. | | | | These techniques can be reviewed in the article |
| Similar to a Computers RAM (Random Access | | | | "Increase your brain power with 7 quick memory tips". |