put into chucks. Short-term memory is also known as working memory, which is divided into three components. The first component is called the rehearsal loop. The rehearsal loops is used when something is to memorized temporarily, such as memorizing a telephone number and the telephone number remains in your memory for enough time to remember it to dial, but its you forgot it after you hang up. The next component is called the visuospactical sketchpad. With this component, you can temporarily memorize information and also maneuver it. An example of a visuospatical sketchpad can be when you mentally re-arrange furniture in a room. You have to memorize what the furniture looks like in the room, and play around with it in your mind. The third component of the working memory is called the executive control system. It deals with thinking about the information, such as making a mental list. Long-term memory is a form of memory where the information is stored longer then short-term memory. In fact, it has a unlimited capacity store. It can hold information for a long time, even a lifetime. However, is it really possible for long-term memory actually be stored permanently? It has been questioned, because even though information was stored into long-term memory, it still can be forgotten. The third question psychologists ask about memory is how do you retrieve information? When its time to get the stored information back, it is called retrieval. For example, you have this big exam coming up. So you spend time studying and when test time comes, you recall back to the information studied. Getting back the information is the retrieval process. It involves searching the memory. Some retrieval processes are more effectual then others. ...
