Sleep, Food,Practice: Short term memory is determined by many factors: genetic, internal and external environmental influences, and cognitive/behavioral factors. Genetic/inherent ability. Internal=inside body (sleep, nutrition, anxiety/relaxation/pain/health/illness), external=outside body(distractions, temperature, etc). Cog/behav (focus, visualization, linking new names/terms to something known/practice).
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