The Phases of Memory
June 13th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
Memory is the retention of information over a period of time through storage, encoding, and retrieval. For something to be considered memory, you have to take it in, store it, and then retrieve it for use in the future. Memory is a very complex thing and it can let you down sometime especially when you are trying to remember something, especially during an important test in your life. Memory can also cause some confusion, especially when two people experience different events. For example, if two friends went on a trip and one said scenario A happened while the other says that scenario B happened then it could lead to lots of confusion. I think it’s fair to say that most individuals have experienced frustrations when they can’t recall someone’s nameI or a place that they visit. It’s obvious that memory is not installed like data in a computer; human memory is a little more concrete. The initial stage of memory is known as encoding, in which the information is processed for storage. When you are listening to music, or watching television you are encoding information into memory.
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