Memory

On 23rd and 25th of April, Madam Lihanna had thought us about memory. the details of Short Term Memory.

So what is Short term memory?
Short-term memory, also known as primary or active memory, is the information we are currently aware of or thinking about. In Freudian psychology, this memory would be referred to as the conscious mind. The information found in short term memory comes from paying attention to sensory memories.

What is the duration of the STM?
Most of the information kept in short-term memory will be stored for approximately 20 to 30 seconds, but it can be just seconds if rehearsal or active maintenance of the information is prevented.

The capacity of the STM
The amount of information that can be stored in short-term memory can vary. An often cited figure is plus or minus seven items, based on the results of a famous experiment on short-term memory. Psychologist George Miller suggested that people can store between five and nine items in short-term memory. More recent research suggests that people are capable of storing approximately four chunks or pieces of information in short-term memory.

We've had also do some exercises in class to test our short term memory. It was fun and it really help us understand what have head been discussed in the class.

Salam.