A type of memory loss; an inability to create new memories following damage or injury to the brain.

A stage of memory that temporarily maintains and processes a limited amount of information.

The ability to recall items in a list depends on where they are in the series.

The stimulation of memories as a result of retrieval cues in the environment.

The tendency for recently learned information to interfere with the retrieval of things learned in the past.

A stage of memory with essentially unlimited capacity that stores enduring information about facts and experiences.

The tendency for new and misleading information obtained after an incident to distort one’s memory of it.

Information collected and stored in the brain that is generally retrievable for later use.

The process of accessing information encoded and stored in memory.

The process of matching incoming data to information stored in long-term memory.

Stimuli that help in the retrieval of stored information that is difficult to access.

The record of memorable experiences or “episodes” including when and where an experience occurred; a type of explicit memory.

Visual impressions that are photograph-like in their accuracy but dissolve in less than a second; a form of sensory memory.

The tendency to remember items at the end of a list.

A detailed account of circumstances surrounding an emotionally significant or shocking, sometimes historic, event.

A memory of something you know or know how to do, but that might be automatic or unconscious; this type of memory is often difficult to bring to awareness and express.

A type of memory loss; an inability to access memories formed prior to damage or injury to the brain, or difficulty retrieving them.

Recollections of an event that never occurred, which are expressed with emotions and confidence and include details.

The process of retrieving information held in long-term memory without the help of explicit retrieval cues.

The increased efficiency of neural communication over time, resulting in learning and the formation of memories.

Technique of repeating information to be remembered, increasing the length of time it can be held in short-term memory.

Spreading out study sessions over time with breaks in between.

The tendency for information learned in the past to interfere with the retrieval of new material.

A stage of memory that captures near-exact copies of vast amounts of sensory stimuli for a very brief period of time.

Memories are more easily recalled when the context and cues at the time of encoding are similar to those at the time of retrieval.

The process through which information enters our memory system.

The memory of information theoretically available to anyone, which pertains to general facts about the world; a type of explicit memory.

Exact copies of the sounds we hear; a form of sensory memory.

The location where memories are etched in the brain via physiological changes.

A type of memory you are aware of having and can consciously express in words or declare, including memories of facts and experiences.

The method of connecting incoming information to knowledge in long-term memory; a deep level of encoding.

The unconscious memory of how to carry out a variety of skills and activities; a type of implicit memory.

The active processing of information in short-term memory; the maintenance and manipulation of information in the memory system.

Material learned previously is acquired more quickly in subsequent exposures.

The process of preserving information for possible recollection in the future.

The encoding and storage of information with conscious effort, or awareness.

The tendency to remember items at the beginning of a list.

Technique to improve memory.

Grouping numbers, letters, or other items into meaningful subsets as a strategy for increasing the quantity of information that can be maintained in short-term memory.

Studying for long periods of time without breaks.