Memory Psychology

Encoding

getting information into memory

Storage

keeping it there over time

Retrieval

bringing it back when needed

Short-term memory

temporarily holds a small amount of information

Ex: hearing someone’s name and immediately trying to remember it

Elaborative encoding

connect new information to things you already know

ex: best strategy in your question was linking information to other knowledge and experiences

Context-dependent memory

recall can improve when your retrieval environment resembles your learning environment

ex: practicing in the same environment as an exam can help

Interference

Other information disrupts memory

Retroactive interferance

newer information interferes with older information

Proactive interference

older information interferes with newer information