Examples of long-term memory in the following topics:
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- Long-term memory consists of conscious explicit (declarative) and unconscious implicit (procedural) memory; both can be stored indefinitely.
- As the name already suggest, Long Term Memory stores memory for an extended period of time and perhaps indefinitely.
- "Long" in this sense means anything from a few minutes to several years, or even a lifetime.
- Long Term Memory can be subdivided into different types based on whether the information is conscious (i.e., explicit) or unconscious (i.e., implicit) to the individual .
- Episodic memory, on the other hand, is used for more contextualized memories.
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- Long-term memory is used for the storage of information over long periods of time, ranging from a few hours to a lifetime.
- Long-term memory is the final, semi-permanent stage of memory.
- Long-term memory has also been called reference memory, because an individual must refer to the information in long-term memory when performing almost any task.
- Long-term memory can be broken down into two categories: explicit and implicit memory.
- Contrast the different ways memories can be stored in long-term memory
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- The way long-term memories are stored is similar to a digital compression.
- Items stored in short-term memory move to long-term memory through rehearsal, processing, and use.
- The capacity of long-term memory storage is much greater than that of short-term memory, and perhaps unlimited.
- Note that all models use the terminology of short-term and long-term memory to explain memory storage.
- Two types of memory storage, short-term store and long-term store, are utilized in the SAM model.
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- It is separate from our long-term memory, where lots of information is stored for us to recall at a later time.
- It also links the working memory to the long-term memory, controls the storage of long-term memory, and manages memory retrieval from storage.
- The process of transferring information from short-term to long-term memory involves encoding and consolidation of information.
- This is a function of time; that is, the longer the memory stays in the short-term memory the more likely it is to be placed in the long-term memory.
- In this process, the meaningfulness or emotional content of an item may play a greater role in its retention in the long-term memory.
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- It is theorized that memories are stored in neural networks in various parts of the brain associated with different types of memory, including short-term memory, sensory memory, and long-term memory.
- These areas are also associated with long-term memory, suggesting a strong relationship between working memory and long-term memory.
- The hippocampus is essential for the consolidation of information from short-term to long-term memory; however, it does not seem to store information itself, adding mystery to the question of where memories are stored.
- Long-term memory is maintained by stable and permanent changes in neural connections spread throughout the brain.
- The temporal lobe is important for sensory memory, while the frontal lobe is associated with both short- and long-term memory.
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- Sensory memory is not involved in higher cognitive functions like short- and long-term memory; it is not consciously controlled.
- However, items can be moved from short-term memory to long-term memory via processes like rehearsal.
- Long-term memories are all the memories we hold for periods of time longer than a few seconds; long-term memory encompasses everything from what we learned in first grade to our old addresses to what we wore to work yesterday.
- Long-term memory has an incredibly vast storage capacity, and some memories can last from the time they are created until we die.
- There are many types of long-term memory.
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- Memory is associative by nature; commonalities between points of information will not only reinforce old memories, but serve to ease the establishment of new ones.
- It is posited that during sleep, our working memory is converted into long-term memory.
- There is a limited capacity of working memory, so little can be remembered at a later time unless the information is encoded to long-term memory.
- Long-term memory has a virtually unlimited capacity, and will only deteriorate with age.
- The more we repeat or use information, the more likely it is to enter into long-term memory.
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- Memory is not perfect.
- It is easier to remember recent events than those further in the past, and the more we repeat or use information, the more likely it is to enter into long-term memory.
- However, without use, or with the addition of new memories, old memories can decay.
- All of these factors impact how memories are prioritized and how accessible they will be when they are stored in long-term memory.
- Our memories are not infallible: over time, without use, memories decay and we lose the ability to retrieve them.
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- Memory retrieval, including recall and recognition, is the process of remembering information stored in long-term memory.
- Memory retrieval is the process of remembering information stored in long-term memory.
- Some theorists suggests that there are three stores of memory: sensory memory, long-term memory (LTM), and short-term memory (STM).
- Memory retrieval can occur in several different ways, and there are many things that can affect it, such as how long it has been since the last time you retrieved the memory, what other information you have learned in the meantime, and many other variables.
- The recency effect occurs when a participant remembers words from the end of a list more easily, possibly since they are still available in short-term memory.
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- It is retained just long enough for it to be transferred to short-term (working) memory.
- It is assumed that there is a subtype of sensory memory for each of the five major senses (touch, taste, sight, hearing, and smell); however, only three of these types have been extensively studied: echoic memory, iconic memory, and haptic memory.
- Echoic memory is the branch of sensory memory used by the auditory system.
- Haptic memory is the branch of sensory memory used by the sense of touch.
- Sensory receptors all over the body detect sensations like pressure, itching, and pain, which are briefly held in haptic memory before vanishing or being transported to short-term memory.