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Sensory Memory
Features: Brief retention of sensory information. Psychological Importance: Foundation for moment-to-moment perception.
Short-Term Memory (STM)
Features: Limited capacity and duration. Psychological Importance: Allows for temporary information manipulation for cognitive tasks.
Long-Term Memory (LTM)
Features: Potentially unlimited storage and duration. Psychological Importance: Holds personal experiences, facts, and skills for lifelong access.
Working Memory
Features: Active manipulation of information. Psychological Importance: Essential for reasoning and decision-making tasks.
Episodic Memory
Features: Memory for personal events. Psychological Importance: Enables the recollection of personal history and self-identity.
Semantic Memory
Features: General world knowledge and facts. Psychological Importance: Forms the basis for understanding, language, and education.
Procedural Memory
Features: Skills and actions. Psychological Importance: Allows performance of tasks without conscious effort, freeing cognitive resources.
Implicit Memory
Features: Unconscious memory recall. Psychological Importance: Influences behaviors and preferences without conscious awareness.
Explicit Memory
Features: Conscious memory recall. Psychological Importance: Enables intentional recollection of information and events.
Autobiographical Memory
Features: Memory of individual's own life. Psychological Importance: Integrates episodic and semantic memory, contributing to self-identity.
Flashbulb Memory
Features: Highly detailed memories of dramatic events. Psychological Importance: Vivid recollections that can have enduring personal significance.
Prospective Memory
Features: Remembering to perform actions in the future. Psychological Importance: Crucial for daily life functioning and keeping up with tasks.
Source Memory
Features: Recall of source information of memories. Psychological Importance: Plays a crucial role in determining the reliability and context of memories.
Spatial Memory
Features: Memory of the environment and spatial orientation. Psychological Importance: Important for navigation and understanding of one's surroundings.
Declarative Memory
Features: Memory that can be consciously recalled. Psychological Importance: Allows for knowledge sharing, communication and reflection.
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