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Cycle Of The Individual's Memory

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Chapter Six

Figure 6.1 is an explanation of how information enters the brain and then processed through the cycle of the individual's memory. It all starts with getting the sensory information into a form that the brain can use and process, this is called encoding. Encoding is not limited to just turning sensory information into the correct signals for the brain, it is different in each of the three different storage systems of the memory.

There are three different types of memory, sensory, short-term, and long-term. As our textbook describes it, Sensory memory is like an open door that is only open for a short period of time. While you gaze through the door you can see all of the people, trees, and colors, but when you are finished

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