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Encoding is the process by which information is initially recorded in a form usable to ______
memory
Retrieval is the point at which one tries to remember to dredge up a particular memory trace from among all the others we have ______
stored
Storage is the persistence of information in ______
memory
Memory structure is the nature of memory storage itself- how information is represented in memory and how long it lasts and how it is ______
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Memory specialists speak of placing information in ______
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The term encoding refers to the form (i.e. the code) in which an item of information is to be placed in ______
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Sensory memory acts as a holding bin, retaining information until we can select items for attention from the stream of stimuli bombarding our ______.
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Visual images (Iconic memory) remain in the visual system for a maximum of one ______.
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Auditory images (Echoic memory) remain in the auditory system for a slightly longer time, by most estimates up to two ______ or so.
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Short-term Memory is part of our memory that holds the contents of our ______.
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STM is important in a variety of tasks such as thinking, reading, speaking, and ______ solving.
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Long Term Memory is one of the three structures of memory according to Atkinson and Shiffrin, along with Sensory Memory and Short-term ______.
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