Memory Flow.
By Karen Herfurth
What is Sensory Input?
• Sensory Input receives information through
our five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, and
touch).
• Examples of Sensory stimuli are letters,
numbers, words, pictures, and sounds.
Short term memory and ways to
strengthen it.
• Short term memory has to do with your
attention and how sometimes you feel like it
is a one way street and there is too much
information coming in.
• Here are ways to strengthen your short term
memory.
• 1. Pay attention to the incoming sensory
input.
Short-Term Memory and was to
strengthen it continued.
• 2. Limit the number of items and the speed with
which you take in the stimuli. For example
talking/texting on your cell phone while you are
driving.
• 3. Make it your intention to learn.
• 4. Find meaning or sacrifice in the incoming
information.
• 5. Show or create an interest in the information
you are trying to process into your memory.
Strengthening short term memory
continued.
• 6. Remove any stress or negative feelings as
much as possible.
The Rehearsal Path.
• It is an active path where practice,
comprehension, and learning takes place.
Feedback Loop.
• Is the quick path back to the short-term
memory. If you do not know or understand
the information this is where it is stored.
• Quiz yourself for example using flash cards.
Long-Term Retrieval Path.
• This is where new information is stored and
memory can be located when it is needed.
• Long term memory often stores it in clusters
of related information called schemas.
Output.
• Is the result that learning has taken place.
Output occurs when each part of the
information processing model functions
effectively.
Memory flow chart.
Sensory Input
ShortTerm
Memory
Output
Feedback Loop
Rehearsal
Path
Long-Term
Memory