Activated memory that holds a few items briefly.

A type of storage that holds sensory information for a few seconds or less.

The gradual acquisition of skills as a result of practice, or "knowing how" to do things.

The persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information.

A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test.

A measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned, as on a multiple-choice test

Automatic processing; the information that we do not store purposely and is unintentionally memorized.

Effortful processing; when we consciously try to recall a specific event or piece of information. Things we intentionally try to recall or remember, such as formulas and dates, are stored here.

Our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list.

An inability to retrieve information from one's past.

An inability to form new memories

Occurs when you forget a previously learnt task due to the learning of a new task. In other words, later learning interferes with earlier learning - where new memories disrupt old memories.

Occurs when you cannot learn a new task because of an old task that had been learned. When what we already know interferes with what we are currently learning - where old memories disrupt new memories.

Occurs when misleading information has distorted one's memory of an event.