Some of the many kinds of memory

Auditory: Memory for what you've heard. (ex: Remembering some directions the teacher gave you.)

Sequential: Memory for things in a certain order. (ex: Remembering the digits in a telephone number.)

Short-term: Recent memory.(ex:Remembering directions you just heard.)

Long-term: Memory for things you learned a long time ago. (ex: Remembering the multiplication tables for years and years.)

Recognition: Memory for knowing that something familier. (ex: Remembering someone when you see them.)

Recall or retrieval: Finding stored facts and skills that you need when you need them. (ex: Remembering how to spell during a spelling bee.)

Automatic: Memory that is so facts you don't have to think much to remember what you need. (ex: Remembering howto form letters while you write.)

Episodic: Memory for things that have happened in your life. (ex: Remembering the good time you had atthe beach you went swimming at last summer.)

Procedual: Memory for how to do things. (ex: Remembering how to do a multiplication problem.)

Motor: Memory for how to do things with your muscles. (ex: Remembering how to ride a bicycle.)

Factual: Memory for knowledge. (ex: Remembering the names of planets.)

Active Working: Memory for keeping things together in your mind while you need them. (ex: Remembering the directions for a report while you're writing.)