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cognitive psychology
Memory
Term | Definition |
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short term memory | a limited amount of processing takes place here .Short term has limited capacity 7+/-2 and short duration (max.30 sec).unless the information is maintained through rehearsal . |
long term memory | relatively permanent store which has unlimited capacity and duration .info is passed from short term to long term memory after rehearsal |
types of long term memory : | episodic(memory for past events) semantic (memory for details or factual info) procedural (memory for how to do things eg. skills) |