| A | B |
| Effortful processing | sustained effort used to practice and rehearsal are often needed to learn new things |
| Automatic Processing | well-learned material; muscle memory |
| Deep processing | processing information with consideration to its meaning |
| forgetting curve | proven by Hermann Ebbinghaus |
| working memory | manipulation of info to complete tasks |
| schemas | ramework that helps individuals categorize information |
| Cognitive Load Theory | theory: your working memory is only able to hold a small amount of info |
| mental fatigue | caused by overloading working memory |