Encoding (Memory)
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In the study of memory, encoding refers to a mechanism of processing information into one's memory. Information may be processed about space, time, and frequency through automatic processing or effortful processing.
[edit] Types of Encoding
- Visual encoding refers to the processing of images
- Acoustic encoding refers to the processing of sound; particularly the sound of words.
- Semantic encoding refers to the processing of meaning; particularly the meaning of words.
the three steps of memory information processing are encoding, storage and retrieval.
[edit] Studies
Baddeley (1966) investigated how information is encoded into short-term and long-term memories. In short-term memory the information is normally stored acoustically (as sound) as opposed to LTM where the information is normally stored semantically (as meaning).[1]
[edit] References
Myers, David G. (2004). Psychology: Seventh Edition in Modules. Holland, MA: Worth Publishers. ISBN 0716785951
