Working Memory
Temporarily holding information available for processing.
Important for reasoning and the guidance of decision-making and behaviour.
This declines as one ages
Sensory Memory
Learnt through human’s senses, sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch and allows for retention of the impressions that
the humans sense imprint on memory and is stored just long enough to be transferred to Short term memory
Short Term Memory
The ability to hold, but not influence, a small amount of information in mind in
for a short period of time.
With increasing age adults’ memory declines.
Critically discuss this statement by referring to research findings regarding implicit memory,
sensory memory, working memory and long-term memory (episodic and semantic memory). In your
discussion pay attention to factors influencing memory
Long Term Memory
Responsible for the storage of extensive amounts of information over
seconds, hours and decades
Implicit Memory
Explicit Memory
Unconsciously retrieving memory, through
pass events and can influences thoughts and Consciously retrieving memory
behaviour
Older adults are better at retrieving
Semantic Memory
Recall Learning and
Episodic Memory
Mental process of retrieval Recognition remembering the
of information from the past The conscious meaning of words and
Ability to recognize
recollection of specific concepts that are not
Core process- Encoding and previously encountered
events in time tied to events in time
Storage events, objects and
people Age related decrements Fewer age differences
Older adult tend not to use are typical found on are found.
optimal encoding strategies Declines with age
recall tests
3 main types- Older adults have fewer
Free recall light bulb monuments
Cued Recall
Serial Recall
Age differences are greater
on recall
Temporarily holding information available for processing.
Important for reasoning and the guidance of decision-making and behaviour.
This declines as one ages
Sensory Memory
Learnt through human’s senses, sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch and allows for retention of the impressions that
the humans sense imprint on memory and is stored just long enough to be transferred to Short term memory
Short Term Memory
The ability to hold, but not influence, a small amount of information in mind in
for a short period of time.
With increasing age adults’ memory declines.
Critically discuss this statement by referring to research findings regarding implicit memory,
sensory memory, working memory and long-term memory (episodic and semantic memory). In your
discussion pay attention to factors influencing memory
Long Term Memory
Responsible for the storage of extensive amounts of information over
seconds, hours and decades
Implicit Memory
Explicit Memory
Unconsciously retrieving memory, through
pass events and can influences thoughts and Consciously retrieving memory
behaviour
Older adults are better at retrieving
Semantic Memory
Recall Learning and
Episodic Memory
Mental process of retrieval Recognition remembering the
of information from the past The conscious meaning of words and
Ability to recognize
recollection of specific concepts that are not
Core process- Encoding and previously encountered
events in time tied to events in time
Storage events, objects and
people Age related decrements Fewer age differences
Older adult tend not to use are typical found on are found.
optimal encoding strategies Declines with age
recall tests
3 main types- Older adults have fewer
Free recall light bulb monuments
Cued Recall
Serial Recall
Age differences are greater
on recall
