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39 Cards in this Set
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memory |
persistence of learning over time thru the storage and retrieval of info |
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encoding |
processing info into memory system- extracting meaning from memory |
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storage |
retention of encoded info over time |
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retrieval |
getting info our of memory storage |
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sensory memory |
immediate, brief recording of sensory info in the memory system |
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short term memory |
memory that holds a few items, 4-7, before the info is stored or forgotten |
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long term memory |
relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system, includes knowledge, skills, and experience |
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working memory |
newer understanding of short term memory that focuses on conscious active processing of incoming auditory and visual spacial info, and of info retrieved from long term memory |
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parallel processing |
processing of many aspects of a problem simultaneously |
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automatic processing |
unconscious encoding of incidental info, like space, time, and frequency of well learned info |
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effortful processing |
encoding that requires attention and effort |
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rehearsal |
conscious repetition of info |
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spacing effect |
tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long term retention than is achieved through massed study or practice |
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serial position effort |
tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list |
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visual encoding |
encoding of images |
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acoustic encoding |
encoding of sound, words |
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semantic encoding |
encoding of meaning, meaning of words |
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imagery |
mental pictures |
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mnemonics |
memory aids using abbreviations |
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chunking |
organizing items into familiar manageable units |
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iconic memory |
momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli |
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echoic memory |
momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli |
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long term potentiation |
increase in a synapse's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation. basis of learning and memory |
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flashbulb memory |
clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event |
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amnesia |
memory loss |
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implicit memory |
retention independent pf conscious recollection |
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explicit memory |
memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and declare |
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hippocampus |
neural center that is located in the limbic system, processes explicit memories for storage |
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recall |
measure of memory in which the person must retrieve info learned earlier |
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recognition |
measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned |
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relearning |
measure of memory that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second time |
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priming |
activation of certain associations |
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deja vu |
sense of "Ive experienced this before" |
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mood congruent memory |
tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with ones current or bad mood |
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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 |
the basic defense mechanism that banishes anxiety |
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misinformation effect |
incorporating misleading info into one's memory of an event |
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source amnesia |
attributing an event we experienced with the wrong source |