But there is a trick that can be used to increase the amount of information that can fit into the working memory. One tendency of memory is the serial position effect or the tendency to remember only the first and last bits of information given and forgetting what was said or presented in the middle. For teachers this may mean breaking a lesson up into two or more parts so that students may be more likely to remember. Another way to make use of serial position effect is to prioritize information to discuss the most important aspects at the beginning and end. Return to the Table of Contents Long Term Memory Long-term memory, the next step, has a virtually unlimited capacity.
Information stored here is very likely to remain there permanently.
This is where information is kept for later use to be pulled our and used by the working memory. The long-term memory is organized around these networks. We also have different types of memory or of ways of organizing information into our long-term memories. Another type of memory is episodic memory. These memories are dependent upon certain times, places, and events a person has experienced.