AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Information processing begins in sensory memory, moves to short-term memory, and eventually moves to long-term memory. Maintenance rehearsal and chunking are used to keep information in short-term memory. The capacity of long-term memory is large, and there is no known limit to what we can remember.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are several distinct types of memory: sensory, short-term, working, and long-term. Sensory memory is fleeting unless we pay attention to it.

Detailed explanation-3: -We get information into our brains through a process called encoding, which is the input of information into the memory system. Once we receive sensory information from the environment, our brains label or code it. We organize the information with other similar information and connect new concepts to existing concepts.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sensory memory is divided into two categories: iconic store, which stores fleeting visual impressions; and echoic store, which stores fleeting auditory impressions.