Answer to Question #171901 in Psychology for nessa

Question

what is memory

Answer 1

Memory refers to the faculty of encoding, preserving and later retrieving information or data. Memory is categorized in either sensory, short-term or long-term. Each category is known to contain different attributes. Sensory memory is characterized by not being consciously controlled. Short-term holds limited information whileas long-term stores indefinite amount of information.