Cause Effect
Human Memory: the many theories
AIU Online
Abstract
This paper will go into some detail about how the human memory process works and how we go about forgetting information and why
Human memory: The many Theories Memory is a multifaceted activity that demands more than simply looking at an object and at future time recalling exactly what you saw. This process is distributed throughout the brain and is connected through the neural networks. No step or process takes place in a single part or section of the brain. There are many models and theory that help explain the method or process by which your brain stores these memories. One such model is “The Boxes in the Head model that was developed in 1968 (McLeod, 168). This particular model depicts memory as data flowing through a procedure. It can be explained by comparing it to a computer, with an input and an output. According to this model the first step in the memory process is the environmental input. These are detected by a person sense organs, these then enter what is called the sensory memory. Each of the five senses produces a separate sensory memory. Any of this type of memory that is not dispatched to STM (short term memory) is lost in a flash. The data that is passed to STM is based on the mindfulness of the sensory input and the meaning If paid attention to in any way this info is then passed on to Long-Term Memory(LTM). If the info is not “Rehearsed” it is then forgotten vanished due to displacement or decay. This model has produced a lot of research focusing on memory. This model is particularly favored by those that study amnesia. The real problem with this representation of the memory process is that it is too simple. It suggest that both STM and long-term memory function in linear, consistent fashion. Thanks to research in this area it has become apparent that Both STM and LTM are much more intricate then was previously believed. This model proposes rehearsal enhances
AIU Online
Abstract
This paper will go into some detail about how the human memory process works and how we go about forgetting information and why
Human memory: The many Theories Memory is a multifaceted activity that demands more than simply looking at an object and at future time recalling exactly what you saw. This process is distributed throughout the brain and is connected through the neural networks. No step or process takes place in a single part or section of the brain. There are many models and theory that help explain the method or process by which your brain stores these memories. One such model is “The Boxes in the Head model that was developed in 1968 (McLeod, 168). This particular model depicts memory as data flowing through a procedure. It can be explained by comparing it to a computer, with an input and an output. According to this model the first step in the memory process is the environmental input. These are detected by a person sense organs, these then enter what is called the sensory memory. Each of the five senses produces a separate sensory memory. Any of this type of memory that is not dispatched to STM (short term memory) is lost in a flash. The data that is passed to STM is based on the mindfulness of the sensory input and the meaning If paid attention to in any way this info is then passed on to Long-Term Memory(LTM). If the info is not “Rehearsed” it is then forgotten vanished due to displacement or decay. This model has produced a lot of research focusing on memory. This model is particularly favored by those that study amnesia. The real problem with this representation of the memory process is that it is too simple. It suggest that both STM and long-term memory function in linear, consistent fashion. Thanks to research in this area it has become apparent that Both STM and LTM are much more intricate then was previously believed. This model proposes rehearsal enhances