However, this process can be impacted by a number of factors, and how well information is encoded affects how well it is able to be recalled later. Encoding FailureĮncoding is the process of converting sensory input into a form able to be processed and stored in the memory. Retroactive interference is when new information inhibits the ability to remember old information, such as when hearing recent news figures, then trying to remember earlier facts and figures. Proactive interference is when old information inhibits the ability to remember new information, such as when outdated scientific facts interfere with the ability to remember updated facts. Transience is caused by proactive and retroactive interference. “Transience” refers to the general deterioration of a specific memory over time. However, without use, or with the addition of new memories, old memories can decay.
It is easier to remember recent events than those further in the past, and the more we repeat or use information, the more likely it is to enter into long-term memory. The Thinker by Auguste Rodin: Our memories are not infallible: over time, without use, memories decay and we lose the ability to retrieve them.
This can cause a divergence between what is internalized as a memory and what actually happened in reality it can also cause events to encode incorrectly, or not at all. Memories are affected by how a person internalizes events through perceptions, interpretations, and emotions. Storing a memory and retrieving it later involves both biological and psychological processes, and the relationship between the two is not fully understood. transience: The deterioration of a specific memory over time.
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