1 st step of memory. Information is received (The plate you are touching is hot!) 2 nd step of memory Information is stored and sorted (Hot things burn your hand!) Last step of memory Action or result Move your hand! Held in your memory for about 2 seconds Information Received by the 5 senses. Held in your memory as long as you repeat it Held in your memory indefinitely Amount of long-term info that can be stored is infinite Grouping information Makes memory easier to retrieve FB ICI A SATA CT BBCID Language, rules for language, words and meanings. Memory of ones own life. Explicit, episodic, and semantic. Conscious memories Implicit, NO conscious recollection required. How do I walk? Written or verbal cues given to help reach an answer Thoughts, images and symbols are the building blocks of mental activity Inability to imagine new functions for familiar objects Ability to take information and put it together in a NEW way.