accessibility is the ease of gaining access to information that has been stored in long-term memory
autobiographical memory is memory of an individual's past history
availability is the existing storage of given information in long-term memory, without which retrieving the information would be impossible, and with which retrieving the information is possible if appropriate retrieval strategies can be implemented
consolidation is the process by which people integrate new information into their existing information stored in long-term memory
decay is a phenomenon of memory by which simply the passage of time leads to forgetting
decay theory is the assertion that information is forgotten because it gradually disappears over time, rather than because the information is displaced by other information
decay theory is the theory that forgetting is caused by the spontaneous decay of memory traces over time. 
distributed practice is an apportionment of time spent learning a body of information by spacing the total time over various sessions, rather than by consolidating the total time in a single session; when testing of recall is delayed, such practice generally leads to better retention than does massed practice
encoding is process by which a physical, sensory input is transformed into a representation that can be stored in memory
encoding specificity is hypothesized phenomenon of memory in which the specific way of representing information as it is placed into memory affects the specific way in which the information may be retrieved later
encoding-specificity principle is Tulving's principle that memory is better when the encoding of an item at study matches the encoding at test. 
flashbulb memories are particularly good memory for events that are very important and traumatic. 
flashbulb memory is recollection of an unusually distinctive event, in which the recollection is highly vivid and richly detailed, as if it were indelibly preserved on film; frequently, the accuracy of such recall is not as great as the rememberer may believe it to be
interference is the process by which an individual forgets some information because competing information displaces the information that the individual is trying to store in memory
interference theory is the theory by which forgetting occurs because new information interferes with and ultimately displaces, old information in shortterm memory internalization is a Vygotskyan process whereby individuals incorporate into themselves knowledge that they gain through their interactions within a social context
interference theory is the theory that forgetting is caused by other memories interfering with the retention of the target memory. 
massed practice is the acquisition of a body of information all at one time rather than spaced over time; when testing is delayed, such practice generally does not lead to as much recall as does distributed practice
metacognition is the ability of an individual to think about and to consider carefully the person's own processes of thought, particularly in regard to trying to strengthen cognitive abilities
metamemory is an aspect of metacognition, involving knowledge and understanding of memory abilities, as well as of ways in which to enhance memory abilities (e.g., through the use of mnemonic devices)
mnemonic device is any of a set of specific techniques for aiding in the memorization of various isolated items, thereby adding meaning or imagery to an otherwise arbitrary listing of isolated items that may be difficult to remember
mnemonic technique is a technique to enhance memory performance. 
reconstructive is the psychological phenomenon in which an individual stores in memory some information about events or facts, exactly as the events or facts took place, and then during retrieval, the individual uses various strategies to rebuild the remembered experience
rehearsal is strategy for keeping information in short-term memory or for moving information into long-term memory by repeating the information over and over, usually by elaborating the information in some way
retrieval is recovery of stored information from memory, by moving the information into consciousness for use in active cognitive processing
retroactive interference is a type of memory disruption, which occurs when interfering information is presented after, rather than before, presentation of the information that is to be remembered
storage is the movement of encoded information into memory and the maintenance of information in storage