Campbell Ap Psychology - Memory

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the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information.

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memory

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a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event

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flashbulb memory

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the processing of information into the memory system

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encoding

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the retention of encoded information over time

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storage

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the process of getting information out of memory storage

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retrieval

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the immediate, initial recording of sensory information in the memory system

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sensory memory

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activated memory that holds a few items briefly before the information is stored or forgotten

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short-term memory

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working memory

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short-term memory

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the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system

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long-term memory

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unconscious encoding of incidental information

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automatic processing

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encoding of space, time, frequency, and well-learned information, such as word meanings

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automatic processing

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encoding that requires attention and conscious effort

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effortful processing

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the conscious repetition of information, either to maintain it in consciousness or to encode it for storage

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rehearsal

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the tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long-term retention than is achieved through massed study or practice

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spacing effect

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our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list

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serial position effect

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the encoding of picture images

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visual encoding

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the encoding of sound, especially the sound of words

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acoustic encoding

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the encoding of meaning, including the meaning of words

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semantic encoding

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mental pictures

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imagery

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a powerful aid to effortful processing, especially when combined with semantic encoding

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imagery

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memory aids

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mnemonics

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especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices

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mnemonics

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organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically

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chunking

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a momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli

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iconic memory

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a photographic or picture-image memory lasting no more than a few tenths of a second

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iconic memory

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a momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli

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echoic memory

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if attention is elsewhere, sounds and words can still be recalled within 3 or 4 seconds

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echoic memory

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an increase in synapse's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation

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long-term potentiation (LTP)

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believed to be a neural basis for learning and memory

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long-term potentiation (LTP)

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the loss of memory

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amnesia

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retention independent of conscious recollection

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implicit memory

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procedural memory

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implicit memory

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memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and "declare"

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explicit memory

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declarative memory

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explicit memory

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a neural center located in the limbic system that helps process explicit memories for storage

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hippocampus

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a measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier

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recall

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a fill-in-the-blank test

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recall

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a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned

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recognition

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a multiple-choice test

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recognition

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the activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory

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priming

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a memory measure that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second time

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relearning

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that eerie sense that "I've experienced this before"

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déjà vu

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cues from the current situation may subconsciously trigger retrieval of an earlier experience

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déjà vu

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the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood

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mood-congruent memory

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the disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information

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proactive interference

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the disruptive effect on new learning on the recall of old information

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retroactive interference

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in psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories

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repression

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incorporating misleading information into one's memory of an event

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misinformation effect

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attributing to the wrong source an event that we have experienced, heard about, read about or imagined

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source amnesia