PSY300 Memory Paper

        Process of Memory

Individuals often wonder how they tend to remember particular information. The capability to build new memories, store them for certain periods, and later remember allows an individual to learn and relate to the world around him or her. Studying the process of a human memory has been on the key topics in science and philosophy for thousands of years. The human memory is also a major topic within cognitive psychology. Many individuals will ask, however, what exactly is memory and how are memories made? Throughout this paper, I will discuss what memory is, how it works and how each memory is organized within the brain.

Memory is something that is so basic in human functioning that as humans we take it for granted (Kowalski,R....