Part one of term paper
Memory is the retention and ability to recall information, personal experiences, and procedures (skills and habits). The Atkinson model of memory is made up of three information stores: a sensory memory, short term memory, and a long-term memory. Sensory memory: automatically registers any stimulation of sensory receptors and holds that info ...

Part two of term paper
... bits of information into a larger set. Long-term memory: information is mostly coded by meaning. Information being maintained in STM through rehearsal is gradually absorbed into LTM. Unlimited capacity or tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is a temporary inability to remember something you know. Forgetting due to proactive interference (past information interferes with access to new information), retroactive interference (newly acquired information interferes with access to old information), and l ...