What does Perception and Cognition have to do with Memory, or in other words how do these three (perception, cognition and memory) interrelate.

Running Head : Memory

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Memory , Perception and Cognition

Memory , cognition , and perception are some common terms that we usually hear or even use in our daily living . We don 't even notice the interrelation , if there is any , of these three words . Of course we will not be able to see the hidden connections among them if we 're not going to study and observe them individually . Are these three words interconnected ? What do they have in common ? What are their differences

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If we are to define the words cognition , memory , and perception , we may already distinguish an interrelation among the three terms . First let us formally define memory . Memory , as defined by Walter Bradley (2003 , is the mental capacity or faculty to store and retrieve certain information such as acts , impressions or events ' While cognition is defined as the mental process of knowing it is an umbrella term that refers to all mental activities that a person engage in the thoughts and thinking (Taylor , 2005 ' Lastly , perception according to Smith et al (2003 , is the act or faculty of apprehending by the brain or of the mind of the sensory inputs ' From the definitions above , one of the most common similarities or connections of memory , cognition and perception is that they all involve the use of brain . One must be mentally capable to be able to use his memory , to perceive and to do cognition

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