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Psychology Charlotte Bellis-Ferreira Exam Questions 1 & 2 1. Long term memory function is quite different than the limited short term store. There does not seem to be any limit on the quantity of information that can be stored and, once it is stored, it requires little conscious activity such as rehearsal to keep it accessible. However, it often does take some conscious activity to recall some information. Importantly, long term memory depends very much on relationships and structure. It is easy to store away and later retrieve some fact if it relates clearly to something we already know. Things that are completely novel or meaningless are very difficult to remember using long term memory. Short term memory is the retention of information that undergoes little processing or interpretation and can be recalled for only a few seconds. Short-term memory can retain about seven items.. A popular example of short-term memory...

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