How
is information processed through sensory, short-term and long-term
memory systems?
How is information processed through sensory, short-term and long-term memory systems?
The
information is processed through sensory, short-term and long-term
memory systems in the following ways:
(i)
Sensory Memory − The incoming information enters through
sensory memory which has a large capacity but is of very short
duration of less than a second. It registers information from each
of the senses with a reasonable accuracy.
(ii)
Short-term Memory − It refers to the system that holds
small amount of information for a brief period of time. According to
Atkinson and Shiffrin, the information is primarily encoded
acoustically and unless it is rehearsed continuously, the
information gets lost within 30 seconds.
(iii)
Long-term Memory − The information that survives in short
term memory enters the long-term memory system. Once information
enters here, it is never forgotten as it gets encoded semantically.
Thus, it is a permanent storehouse of all the information.
The information is processed through sensory, short-term and long-term memory systems in the following ways:
(i) Sensory Memory − The incoming information enters through sensory memory which has a large capacity but is of very short duration of less than a second. It registers information from each of the senses with a reasonable accuracy.
(ii) Short-term Memory − It refers to the system that holds small amount of information for a brief period of time. According to Atkinson and Shiffrin, the information is primarily encoded acoustically and unless it is rehearsed continuously, the information gets lost within 30 seconds.
(iii) Long-term Memory − The information that survives in short term memory enters the long-term memory system. Once information enters here, it is never forgotten as it gets encoded semantically. Thus, it is a permanent storehouse of all the information.
