| What is displacement in the STM? | Automatic decay or fading of the memory trace |
| What is the decay in the STM? | Memories, both old and new, interfere and disrupt one another |
| What is the interference of the LTM? | Automatic decay or fading of the memory trace. Focuses on the time and the limited duration of the short term memory |
| What is the Decay of LTM? | When the STM is 'full', new information displaces or 'pushes out' old information and takes its place. |
| What is retrieval failure of the LTM? | Information is in the LTM but can't be accessed. Information is said to be available but unaccessible. |
| What is retrograde amnesia? | When someone suffers from a brain injury and can't remember information from before the injury |
| What is anterograde amnesia? | The inability to story any new long-term memories following a brain injury. |
