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| Question | Answer |
| Information processing | the idea that information is processed through a number of stages. |
| Input | the process of data entry |
| Encoding | the process in which data is changed into another format |
| Storage | the process in which information is held, ready to be used at a later date |
| retrieval | the process in which information is located and taken out of storage |
| output | the process of using data after it has been retrieved. |
| Accessability problems | problems associated with retrieving information in storage |
| Availability problems | problems associated with information no longer being stored |
| Short-term memory | the memory store that has limited capacity and limited duration, and where information becomes conscious. |
| Long-term memory | the memory store that has unlimited capacity and unlimited duration, and where information is permanently stored. |
| Sensory store | the store where all immediate information in briefly held unless it is paid attention to |
| attention | a process that makes people aware of information in the memory. |
| decat | this is the fading of information over time until it is forgotten |
| capacity | this refers to who long information lasts in the memory |
| displacement | a process in which information is "shunted out" of storage by new information, and so become forgotten |
| Maintenance rehearsal | a process that basically involves repeating information so that it stays in storage, either temporarily or permanently. |
| Shallow processing | only coding information based on its physical characteristics |
| Deep processing | coding information by giving it a deeper meaning allowing for you to remember it |
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