PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Memory is a system or process that stores what we learn for future use. Our memory has three basic functions: encoding, storing, and retrieving information. Encoding is the act of getting information into our memory system through automatic or effortful processing.

Detailed explanation-2: -Memory is an information processing system that we often compare to a computer. Memory is the set of processes used to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods of time. Encoding involves the input of information into the memory system. Storage is the retention of the encoded information.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sometimes called “working memory” (see point 4), short-term memory is used to temporarily store and retrieve – within less than a minute – the information being processed.

Detailed explanation-4: -The four primary types of encoding are visual, acoustic, elaborative, and semantic. Encoding of memories in the brain can be optimized in a variety of ways, including mnemonics, chunking, and state-dependent learning.

Detailed explanation-5: -Encoding is the first process of memory, during which information is transformed so that it can be stored. This is a physiological process which starts with attention. A memorable event causes the neurons to fire more rapidly, organizing the information into a systematic array that can be recalled later.