Memory

Memory

This paper provides an epigrammatic understanding about why is human memory subject to error, what factors might influence human memory, and in light of the Loftus article, what implications the limitations of human memory have on eye-witness testimony.

The human memory is defined as a full cabinet in which an individual is storing information. It may be considered as a neural super computer that has a great speed and capacity to store the vast variety of information. Memory is snot stored in a single unit of brain rather it has covered the wider portion of brain. However, memory is not confined to a simple and single process since different types of memories exits, which are present in different parts of brain. Thus, memory can be defined as the ability of an individual in order to encode, store and retain along with recalling the particular information that is obtained from the precedent occurrences in the brain. Memory defines the total sum of the remembering and it gives the ability to people to develop their learning from the past experiences which is useful in terms of building the relationships with the surroundings (Diamond & Amso, 2008).

The human memory is subject to error because of a number of reasons, which include proactive and retroactive interference and the dilemma of forgetting. Forgetting can take place due to a couple of causes. Information to short-term memory and sensory emerges to decay if it does not obtain further processing. Fresh information may expunge and reinstate previous information in long-term memory. Retroactive and proactive interference may occur. Interference is the process which can cause the problem in the memory building as it forms for the first time. With respect to the interference, a terminology is established which is termed as proactive interference in which previously stored information is producing ...