Psychology / Unit 6 Psych 0659 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Long-Term Memory
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The idea
Long-term memory holds information over extended periods with no known capacity limit.
In practice
A song heard constantly at fifteen is still recognized at fifty without ever being rehearsed.
Where people slip
Unlimited capacity does not mean reliable access. Retrieval, not storage, is the usual bottleneck.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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