Encoding, The initial 'learning' of information i.e. from sensory to STM, from STM to LTM, Longterm, Memory store with unlimited capacity, Chunking, Technique used to improve the capacity of the STM by grouping information, Contextualcue, Triggers relating to the time or place a memory was encoded, aiding retrieval, Serialposition, Effect by which first and last items in a last are more likely to be remembered, Elaboration, 'Deep' form of encoding from STM to LTM by adding meaning to information, Rehearsal, The repetition of information to encode into LTM or maintain it in the STM, Retrieval, The 'remembering' of the information, Sensory, Memory store which holds visual/auditory input for a few seconds only, Storage, How much information a memory store can 'hold' i.e. unlimited in LTM, 30 seconds in STM., Organisation, Putting information into groups to aid encoding., Shortterm, Temporary memory store with 7-9 item capacity and 30 second storage time., Displacement, Information lost from STM as new info 'pushes out' the old, Decay, Information lost from STM due to a lack of use..

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