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30 Cards in this Set
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memory |
the enduring consequence in the mind of our experiences with the world |
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encoding |
the process of taking new info and storing it in short and long term memory |
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Automatic processing |
information made available without conscious effort |
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incidental memory |
explicit knowledge you did not intentionally encode |
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priming |
the activation of info in memory from a related cure |
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elaboration |
trying new info to that already stored in memory |
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self reference effect |
associating info with oneself to aid in retrieval |
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generation effect |
memory is better for information that we create ourselves |
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method of ioci |
mnemonic for remembering items by placing them on a familiar path |
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link method |
forming links bettwen concepts to make them more memorable |
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iconic memory |
sensory memory for visual info taken in |
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echoic memory |
sensory memory for the sound reaching your ears
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maintenance rehearsal |
reactivating info in short-term memory to keep it in mind |
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chunking |
grouping separate elements into a related unit in memory |
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working memoir span |
the amount of different pieces of info that can be held in conscious memory for a short time and reported back correctly |
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concept |
a "building block" or basic unit of knowledge |
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category |
a cluster of similar concepts |
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conceptual hierarchy |
organization of related concepts into levels of categories |
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episodic memory |
recall of your own personal,autobiographical experience |
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flashbulb memory |
an emotional or vivid event that appears to be well remembered |
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procedural memory |
captures actions: how we move, perform, and manipulate objects |
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cued recall |
retrieving info from related pieces of info |
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encoding specificity |
the principle that cues present at encoding will be the best cues for retrieval |
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mood congruence |
matching emotional mood as a cue at encoding and retrieval to improve memory |
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decay theory |
the notion that info fades from memory on its own |
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interference theory |
new knowledge can disrupt recently learned memories |
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spacing effect |
learning is improved if study effort is distributed over time |
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repression |
mentally pushing away explicit recall of unpleasant memories |
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alzheimer's disease |
a progresssive memoryy disorder in which people lose access to explicit memory |
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dementia |
clinical diagnosis of major memory loss with age or disease |
