MEMORY
THE NATURE OF MEMORY: A
PSYCHOLOGICAL OVERVIEW
THE 3 BASIC PROCESSES OF
MEMORY
• MEMORY DEPENDS ON 3 BASIC PROCESSES:
ENCODING, STORAGE, AND RETRIEVAL
ENCODING
• ENCODING IS A PROCESS THAT PUTS INFORMATION TO BE
REMEMBERED INTO A FORM THAT OUR MEMORY SYSTEM
CAN ACCEPT AND USE
• WE USE MEMORY CODES TO TRANSLATE INFORMATION
FROM THE SENSES INTO MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS
(CODES INCLUDE AUDITORY MEMORY, VISUAL MEMORY,
ETC)