Encode

(get information IN to memory)

Impacted by:

Attention
Interest
Novelty
Prior knowledge
Emotional valence
Well-being
Amount of processing

Can be improved by:

Purposeful concentration
Reduce distractions
Optimise well-being
Repeat information
Write it down
Association
Visualise
Say it aloud
Reduce information

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Store

(retain or hold information within memory)

Impacted by:

How often you bring information to mind

Can be improved by:

Bringing memory back to mind

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Retrieve

(get information back OUT of memory when needed)

Impacted by:

Associations
Speed of thinking
Pressure

Can be improved by:

Create retrieval cues
Think of other associations
Reduce pressure
Manage well-being