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37 Cards in this Set
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memory |
persistence of learning over time through storage and retrieval -memory is an indication that you learned something |
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flashbulb memory |
emotionally significant memory -usually very clear and triggered by similar emotional state |
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encoding
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processing info into storage -can fail |
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storage |
memory holding -step 2 in process of memory |
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retrieval |
going back and getting memories from storage -step 3 in process of memory |
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sensory memory |
immediate initial recording of info -sensory information |
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short-term memory |
activated memory that holds a few items briefly -phone numbers, addresses -working memory |
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long-term memory |
relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of info -comes encoded from short-term memory |
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automatic processing |
unconscious encoding of incidental info -space, time, frequency, and well-learned info (like the meaning of words) |
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effortful processing |
encoding that requires attention and conscious effort -studying |
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rehearsal |
conscious repetition of info -helps maintain and encode for long-term |
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spacing effect |
the tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long-term memory of subjects -study throughout the week, not just cramming before a test |
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serial position effect |
our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list -hard to remember middle |
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visual encoding |
encoding pictures and images
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acoustic encoding |
encoding sounds -especially word sounds |
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semantic encoding |
encoding of meaning -includes meaning of words |
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imagery |
mental pictures -powerful aid to effortful processing |
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mneumonics |
memory aids -usually most helpful when paired with other learning techniques |
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chunking |
organizing items into familiar units -often occurs automatically |
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iconic memory |
a momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli -photographic or picture-image memory |
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echoic memory |
momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli -sounds and words |
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long-term potentiation |
increase in synapse firing of potential after brief, rapid stimulation -believed to be a neural basis for learning and memory |
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amnesia |
memory loss -oh nooo |
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implicit memory |
personal skills and stuff
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explicit memory |
facts -name, date, where you live, etc |
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hippocampus |
neural center for EXPLICIT MEMORIES |
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recall |
measure of memory where a person must retrieve info learned earlier -based on fill-in-the-blank tests |
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recognition |
a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned -multiple choice |
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relearning |
a memory measure that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material a second time |
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priming |
activation of particular associations in memory -often unconsciously |
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deja vu |
i been dere b4 |
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mood-congruent memory |
recall memories when you are in that same mood -often stronger with bad mood/bad memories |
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proactive interference |
disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of NEW info |
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retroactive interference |
disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of OLD info |
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repression |
keeps away anxiety-arousing thoughts and memories |
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misinformation effect |
incorporating misleading info into someone's memory of a true event |
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source amnesia |
forgetting where you learned something/heard something |
