Information Transferred

Definition

Information transfer refers to the process of moving information from STM to LTM, making it available for long-term storage and retrieval. It involves encoding the information in a way that allows it to be stored and accessed later.

Related terms

Elaborative Rehearsal:

This strategy involves linking new information with existing knowledge or meaningful associations, which enhances its transfer into LTM.

Serial Position Effect:

This phenomenon refers to our tendency to better remember items at the beginning (primacy effect) and end (recency effect) of a list due to their different levels of transfer into LTM.

Interference:

Interference occurs when new or old memories disrupt the recall of other memories during the transfer process.