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29 Cards in this Set
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entry points for raw info from the senses
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sensory registers
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process of new info replacing old info almost immmediately
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masking
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the selection of some incoming info for further processing
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initial processing(attention)
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-working memory; briefly stores and processes selected info from the sensory registers
-can hold as much info that can be repeated in 1.5 to 2 seconds |
short term memory
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the grouping of information into meaningful units for easier handling by short term memory
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chunking
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a theory that argues that the passage of time causes forgetting
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decay theory
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a theory that argues that interference from other info causes forgetting
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interference theory
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retaining info in STM simply by repeating it over and over
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rote rehersal
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the linking of new information in STM to familiar material stored in long term memory
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elaborative rehersal
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the inability to recall events immediately preceding an accident or injury, but without loss of earlier memory
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retrograde amnsesia
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the portion of memory that is more or less permanent, corresponding to everything we "know"
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long term memory
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portion of long term memory that stores general facts and information
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semantic memory
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portion of long term memory that stores specific info that has personal meaning
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episodic memory
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memory for info that either was not intentionally commited to memory or that is retrieved unintentionally from memory
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implicit memory
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memory that was intentionally commited to memory or intentionally retrieved from memory
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explicit memory
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the process by which new information interferes with old information already in memory
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retroactive interference
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the process by which old material already in memory interfers with new info
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proactive interference
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when people reconstruct memories as time passes
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reconstructive memory
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a type of memory loss that has no known neurological origin
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repression(hysterical amnsesia)
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a set of beliefs or expectations about something that is based on past experiences
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schema
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our recollection of events that happened in our life and when those events take place
-central to self-identity |
autobiographical memory
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a vivid memory of a certain memory and the incidents surrounding it even after a long time had passed
-often one that is shocking or highly significant |
flashbulb memory
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the ability to reproduce unusually sharp and detailed images of something one has seen
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eidetic imagery
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someone with higher developed memory skills
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mnemonist
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techniques that make material easier to remember
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mnemonics
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inability to remember events fro approx. first 2 years of life
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infantile amnsesia
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is traced to brain damage caused by an accident, surgery, poor diet, or disease
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memory loss
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encoding verbal info for storage according to how it sounds
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encoding in STM
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memories are encoded in nonverbal images' most of info is encoded in terms of meaning
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encoding in LTM
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