* encoding - putting data into recognisable format
* storage - retaining data for later use
* retrieval - searching for and accessing data
* output - using data that's been retrieved
types of forgetting?
* decay - when info isn't rehearsed in memory so forgotten over time
* displacement - when older info is pushed out by new info bc there's not enough space for it
* retrievalfailure - when info in memory can't be accessed due to lack of cues
anterograde amnesia?
inability to form new memories bc of neurological damage; linked to hippocampus (area where new memories are formed)
retrograde amnesia?
loss of memory for events that occurred before a traumatic event or injury; linked to frontallobe, where memories for planning and making judgement are stored
cerebellum?
deep in the brain and rarely damaged; responsible for procedural memory which make up motor skills like walking or talking
