Memory Process

This paper will analyze the results of the memory test. As a part of the analysis, the paper is addressing the following: working memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory, the paper will also describe the selected test and the results. The paper will also explain the role of encoding and retrieval in the memory process and it relates to the selected test and results. In this paper, I will evaluate variables associated with encoding information and ease of retrieval as they relate to the specific test and results. The following are components of memory and short term memory has a limited capacity to hold information, in contrast with the virtually unlimited capacity of long-term memory. According to the text, the definition of working memory is the memory that is active and is subject to recall at any time. With short-term memory, forgetting usually will occur if information is not transferred to long-term memory. The divisions of long term memory include episodic memory, personal memories, and those memories that retain context and temporal information important for recall. According to the test, the recall number is 34, and the recognition number is 39, which means that the number is average, and healthy people usually range in the 75% of the numerical system. In this test, there were no clues to jog memories and the test asked questions about word recognition, and there are factors affecting memory and if the information did not encode it. The natural tendency is to encode visual information better than verbal and when memory does not perform at its optimal level. The reasons that memory could be at lower performance on a temporary basis, are medicines, lack of sleep, depression and health problems. Medications can impair memory functioning, and when they are prescribed for other conditions, and act as a neurotransmitter that is responsible for learning and memory. As we age, we are especially susceptible

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