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14 Cards in this Set
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semantic memory
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facts: general knowledge, concepts, ideas
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episodic memory
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specific events, personal experiences: time and context
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Hierarchical Semantic Network Model
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netlike organization of concept nodes connected by links
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cognitive economy
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properties & facts are stored at highest level possible
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Feature Comparison Model
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compares concepts through lists of defining/characteristic features
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defining features
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essential to meaning of concept; must be present in every example
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characteristic features
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often present in concept, but not required
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Spreading Activation Theory
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related concepts are connected; activation spreads out to related nodes: NOT hierarchical
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schema
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large unit of organized information used for representing concepts, situations, events, and actions in memory
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default values/fixed parts (schemata)
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consistent information is easy to recall
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active processes (schemata)
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violations/variable parts are more memorable
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script
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schema for routine, everyday events; guides behavior and inferences
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priming
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exposure to one word facilitates cognitive processing of another: semantic, repetitive, same meaning, non-words
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lexical decision
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spreading activation; words, not letter strings
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