The Human Cognition And Memory For This Year s Science Fair

I developed and determined my project because I immensely wanted to deal with the human cognition and memory for this year’s science fair. I started to initiate my project when I realized I wanted to work with memory mainly because of the fact that we use our memory for practically every moment in our life. I was also interested with our brain and our nervous system and their basic function. Although I really developed experiment when I was in a math classroom and my teacher decided to play music in the background while my class worked, and I felt quite distracted. Although I found that, many students in the classroom actually worked well with the music on. After that, I started to gain an interest in finding out more about the human†¦show more content†¦We memorize items through what is known as the Information Processing Model, one of the many models scientists use to interpret our memory. The Processing Model operates like a computer where we receive an input for the result of an output. Our sensory memory is what commences the Information Processing Model. Sensory memory â€Å"is the temporary register of all the information your senses are taking in†, and each of the five senses endures for a certain amount of time (Khan Academy). We have a total five senses, although the most studied amongst them are our haptic memory (touch), our iconic memory (visual), and echoic memory (audio). When the information lasts long enough, the sensory information then gets delivered to our working memory or otherwise known as our short term memory. â€Å"Working memory is just whatever you are thinking about right at this†. Our working memory can hold round and about 7 pieces of information at a time although people with physiological ailments such as dementia greatly suffer in this area making it hard for them to simply be attentive, recall instructions, etc. We use our working memory in classrooms, working environment, etc. For example, when I read and try to comprehend a passage during my reading or literature exam to answer the questions, I would simply be utilizing my working memory. Our working memory processes information according to the type of input that was initially received. Our working