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pre conscious memories
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memories that are note currently conscious but they can easily be called into sonsciousness when necessary.
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conciousness
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a state of awareness of internal events and your surrounding environment.
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circadian rythm
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a consistent pattern of cyclical body activities lasting 24 to 25 hours and determined by an internal biological clock.
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lucid dreaming
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being able to control what happens in dreams.
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sleep apnea
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a sleep disorder that causes a person to stop breathing during sleep.
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Non-rem sleep
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the period which a sleeper doesn't show rapid eye movement.
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Somnabolism
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sleep walking.
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insomnia
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the cronic disorder of being able to sleep.
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hypnosis
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an altered state of awareness characterized by relaxation.
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narcolepsy
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a sleep disorder characterized by an irresistible compulsion to sleep during the daytime.
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psychoactive drugs
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chemicals that affect mental processes and behavior.
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behavior analysis
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the area of psychology that focuses on the environmental determinats of learning and behavior.
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negative punishment
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a behavior is followed be the removal of an appettive stimulus, decreasing the probability of that behavior.
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negative reinforcement
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a behavior is followed by the removal of aversive stimulus, increasing the probrability of that behavior.
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observational learning
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learning by watchin the behavior of another.
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openant conditioning
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learning in which the probrability of a response is changed by a change in its consequences.
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positive punishment
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a behavior is followed by the presentation of an aversive stimulus, increasing the probrability.
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positive reinforcement
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a behavior is followed by the presentation of an appetitive stimulus, increasing the probrability of that behavior.
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reflex
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an unlearned response
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reinforcer
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a stimulus (as a reward or the removal of an electric shock) that increases the probability of a desired response in operant conditioning by being applied or effected following the desired response
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amnesia
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: loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
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concepts
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: an abstract or generic idea generalized from particular instances
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encoding
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the process by which a mental representation is formed in memory.
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mneumonics
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a technique of improving the memory
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prototype
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a first full-scale and usually functional form of a new type or design of a construction (as an airplane)
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recall
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to call back <was recalled to active duty> <a pitcher recalled from the minors>
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recognition
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the action of recognizing : the state of being recognized: as a: acknowledgment ; especially : formal acknowledgment of the political existence of a government or nation b: knowledge or feeling that someone or something present has been encountered before
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retrieval
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the recovery of stored memory
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semantic memories
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meanings of words and concepts, generic, categorical memories
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short term memory
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Short-term memory (sometimes referred to as "primary memory" or "active memory") refers to the capacity for holding a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.
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working memory
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Working memory (also referred to as short-term memory, depending on the specific theory) is a theoretical construct within cognitive psychology that refers to the structures and processes used for temporarily storing and manipulating information.
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