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An Introduction to Memory

Three Processes of Memory: Encoding, Storage, and Retrieval

The Information-Processing Model of Memory

Levels of Processing

Flow with It: The Stages of Memory

Sensory Memory: The Here and Now

Short-Term Memory

Working Memory: Where the Action Is

Long-Term Memory: Save It for Later

Improving Memory

Retrieval and Forgetting

What Can You Retrieve?

The Encoding Specificity Principle

How Easily We Remember: Memory Savings

How Easily We Forget: Memory Slips Explained

Misinformation: Can Memories Be Trusted?

False Memories

The Biology of Memory

Amnesia

Where Memories Live in the Brain: A Macro Perspective

Where Memories Live in the Brain: A Micro Perspective

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