What and where is memory
The science of it all
In the past several decades, cognitive psychologists have determined that there are two primary memory systems in the human mind:
A short-term, or “working,” memory that temporarily holds information about just a few things that we are currently thinking about; and a long-lasting memory that can hold massive amounts of information gained through a lifetime of thoughts and experiences. These two memory systems are also thought to differ in the level of detail they provide
So why?
So the big question is " why do we forget things"? ..........
The truth is we don't exactly know, however we do have theoretical possibilities to why.
The theories!!!
1. Retrieval failure
2. Inference
3.failure to store
4.motivated forgetting
What we know now
Again we still don't exactly know why it happens or what causes it to happen that someone has proven, but by studying the brain for more than a month now I have learned that I could totally be different for everyone! It just depends on who you are. Every one is truly unique in their own way.
CITATIONS
McLeod, S. (2015, January 01). Saul McLeod. Retrieved March 10, 2017, from http://www.simplypsychology.org/forgetting.html?scrlybrkr=cb095bd8
Wixted , J. T. (2011, September 13). Why do we forget things we once new? Retrieved March 10, 2017, from http://wixtedlab.ucsd.edu/publications/wixted/Wixted_(2005).pdf
Why do we forget information? Find out in this fascinating article exploring the purpose of forgetting. (n.d.). The Art Of Forgetting: Why The Mind Forgets Some Memories. Retrieved April 19, 2017, from https://www.psychologistworld.org/memory/forgetting
Publications, H. H. (n.d.). Forgetting: What's normal? Retrieved April 19, 2017, from http://www.health.harvard