The Process of Forgetting

Sensory Memory
The senses momentarily register
amazing detail.

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Short-term Memory
Some items are both noticed
and encoded.

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Long-term Storage
Some items are altered or lost.

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Retrieval from Long-term Memory
Depending on interference, retrieval cues,
moods, and motives, some things get
retrieved and others don’t.


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