Contemporary Approaches to Memory: Working Memory, Memory Modules,
and Associative Models of Memory
Key concepts for Module 18:
Define memory and the basic processes of encoding, storing, and retrieving information.
Describe sensory memory, discuss the characteristics of short-term memory, and summarize the evidence for the existence of long-term memory as distinct from short-term memory.
Describe the three contemporary approaches to memory, distinguishing between declarative and procedural memories, semantic and episodic memories, priming, and implicit and explicit memories.