CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITION AND EMOTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How is memory defined in Psychology?
A
the conscious encoding of information.
B
stored knowledge that has been semantically encoded.
C
the persistence of learning through the storage and retrieval of information.
D
recalling and retrieving information stored in the cerebral cortex.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Encoding is defined as the initial learning of information; storage refers to maintaining information over time; retrieval is the ability to access information when you need it.

Detailed explanation-2: -Memory: the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information.

Detailed explanation-3: -Memory is today defined in psychology as the faculty of encoding, storing, and retrieving information (Squire, 2009). Psychologists have found that memory includes three important categories: sensory, short-term, and long-term.

Detailed explanation-4: -Persistence–unwanted recollections that people can’t forget, such as the unrelenting, intrusive memories of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Detailed explanation-5: -Encoding is the act of getting information into our memory system through automatic or effortful processing. Storage is retention of the information, and retrieval is the act of getting information out of storage and into conscious awareness through recall, recognition, and relearning.

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