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I will pay for the following essay Memory worksheet. The essay is to be 2 pages with three to five sources, with in-text citations and a reference page.

The capacity of the memory varies in individuals and which ranges from 5 to 9 chunks of information with an average person having an approximate 4 chunks.

Information is passed from the different senses through the nerve cells and moves as electronic impulses activating the neurotransmitters along the way which move through the spaces of the nerve cells to the neurons and finally to the brain. They reach the brain and are stored as primary memory. Information is encoded at this point, linked to existing memories and stored in the long term memory. Not all information however is stored in the long term memory as others are lost in the short term memory (Willingham, 2004).

The retrieval process will require access of the stored information in the long term memory. The retrieval can happen in four different ways the first being recall where the information is accessed without any cue. There is recollection which involves reconstruction of memories and clues as well as bits of information. Recognition is where by the memory is identified after being experienced again and there is relearning where the information already stored is relearned in order to remember it. In case the process of perception or retrieval is compromised, then the information is completely lost or only partially stored and hence the retrieval will not be successful and may require relearning of the information once again for it to be stored again.

Yes it is possible for memory retrieval to be unreliable because the storage process may have been compromised and hence the information stored is partial or wrong and hence cannot be relied on. There are several factors that affect the reliability of memory such as genetics, disorders, insomnia, head trauma, stress and age among many others. When a person suffers an accident and gets head trauma, they are likely to suffer memory loss called amnesia which may be temporary