Memory Involuntary

Involuntary memory is a type of memory in which a person does not specifically focus his attention on the process of memorizing information. Such memory occurs spontaneously, without deliberate effort.

Involuntary memory is closely related to figurative (iconic) memory. Figurative memory is the memorization of certain images, such as visual, auditory, tactile and other sensations. These images can arise in a person’s mind involuntarily, without special efforts to remember them.

Thus, involuntary memory relies largely on images that arise spontaneously. A person can remember some information without making any volitional effort. Such memory plays a big role in everyday life, helping to accumulate a variety of impressions and experiences. However, for the purposeful assimilation of large amounts of information, voluntary memorization is required.

Involuntary memory - P., when the subject’s attention is not fixed on the process of memorization. It is characterized by a significant amount of content of memorized material; in some cases, P. may not be completely realized by the subject. P. episodic. This means that the degree corresponds directly to memory. (or procedural). For example, time memory is almost completely determined by the characteristics of involuntary memory. In many cases, forgetting material during memory is more intense than conscious memorization. Memorization without memorization, called reflex by I.P. Pavlov, is also included in P. (Table No. I). This applies, for example. to a person’s P. to a strong stimulus: “painful,” “interesting,” etc. Involuntary memorization is formed more easily than voluntary, and is accompanied by less loss of memory traces.

Figurative memory is a type of memory that consists of imprinting and reproducing images of objects and situations (synonyms: iconic memory, figurative memory). There are types of figurative memory: visual (pain memory, gustatory memory, olfactory memory), auditory memory (musical memory, or sensitivity to music, dance memory) and tactile memory (tactile memory). Along with this, the simultaneous participation of various analyzers, for example auditory and visual, is possible when recognizing music or faces. The scope of application of figurative elements when describing musical music is especially extensive. Thus, the characteristics of the nature of musical works can be determined by their duration, colorfulness, rhythm, etc. Main. researchers of figurative (sensory) P. 40-50s of the XX century. the concept of V.N. Myasishchev was adopted, who identified three components of figurative memory: efficiency with its ability to evoke an image from the subject’s memory; adequacy, which determines the accuracy of displaying the image of the object P.; productivity, which controls the reliability of the connection between images, ensuring the possibility of their subsequent recognition. A number of studies (M.A. Dobrokhotova N.N., Bragina, S.Ya. Rubinshtein, etc.) have revealed complex forms of interaction between different analyzers when reproducing visual or auditory material. Recent work indicates the decisive role of the left hemisphere of the brain in the implementation of figurative P.