George Miller developed information processing theory in the 1950s to focus on how information is encoded into memory. Information processing theory examines the flow of information from short-term memory to long-term memory. Short-term memory acts as a temporary storage and processing system, also called working memory, while long-term memory provides continuous storage and is divided into explicit memories that can be consciously recalled and implicit memories that are not part of consciousness.

1. INFORMATION PROCESSING THEORY,
SHORT-TERM MEMORY SYSTEM &
LONG-TERM MEMORY SYSTEM
Allan Lloyd M. Martinez

2. INFORMATION
PROCESSING THEORY

3. GEORGE
MILLER
Developed in 1950’s

4. INFORMATION
PROCESSING
THEORY
Focuses on how information is encoded
into our memory

5. INPUT
SHORT-TERM MEMORY LONG-TERM MEMORY

6. SHORT-TERM
MEMORY

7. SHORT-TERM
MEMORY
A temporary storage system that
processes incoming sensory
memory.

8. SHORT-TERM
MEMORY
Also called “working memory”

9. LONG-TERM
MEMORY

10. LONG-TERM
MEMORY
Continuous storage
of information

11. LONG-TERM
MEMORY
Divided into two parts:
Explicit and Implicit

12. EXPLICIT
MEMORY
• Also called declarative
memories
• Those we consciously try to
remember and recall.

13. IMPLICIT
MEMORY
Also called non-declarative
memories, are memories that are
not part of our consciousness.