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There are two types of memory: long-term memory and short-term memory.

Short-Term Memory is where information is held for a very short time. It is where a person keeps something in mind before either dismissing it or transferring it to long-term memory. As a person grows older, the amount of time our short-term memory can store information becomes shorter and ...

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