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| Question | Answer |
| Short-term memory | Memory for immediate events |
| Long-term memory | Memory for events that have happened in the past |
| Duration | A measure of how long a memory lasts before it is no longer available |
| Capacity | A measure of how much information can be held in memory. It is measured in terms of bits of information, e.g. number of digits |
| Encoding | The way information is changed so that it can be stored in memory, either in visual codes, acoustic forms or a semantic form |
| Chunking | Putting items into meaningful groups, enhancing the capacity of STM |
| Sensory store/memory | Where information collected by your eyes, ears, nose, fingers etc. |
| Central executive | Monitors and coordinates all other mental functions in working memory |
| Phonological loop | Encodes speech sounds in working memory, typically involving maintenance rehearsal |
| Maintenance rehearsal | Repeating words over and over again |
| Visuo-spatial sketchpad | Encodes visual information in terms of separate objects as well as the arrangement of these objects as well as the arrangement of these objects in one's visual field |
| Episodic buffer | Receives input from many sources, temporarily stores this information, and then integrates it in order to construct a mental episode of what is being experienced right now |
| Word-length effect | The observation that people remember lists of short words better than lists of long words |
| Eye witness testimony | The evidence provided in court by a person who witnessed a crime, with a view to identifying the perpetrator of the crime |
| Leading (Misleading) Question | A question that, wither by its form of by its content, suggests to the witnesses what answer is desired or leads him/her to the desired answer |
| Anxiety | An unpleasant emotional state where we fear that something bad is about to happen |
| Cognitive interview | A police technique for interviewing witnesses to a crime, which encourages them to recreate the original context in order to increase the accessibility of stored information |
| Mnemonic | Any structured technique that is used to help people remember and recall information |
| The multi-store model of memory | An explanation of how memory processes work, focusing on the relationship between the SM, STM and LTM stores |
| The working model of memory | An explanation of how memory processes work, focusing on the different areas of STM and how they communicate |
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