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18 Cards in this Set
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Flashbulb memories
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images that seem to be frozen in memory at times of personal tragedy, accidents, or other emotionally significant events
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Long-term memory
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memory system used for relatively permanent storage of meaningful information
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Disuse
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memory weakens when not used or retrieved
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Memory
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is the ability to recall past events, images, ideas, or previously learned information or skills; is also the storage system that allows a person to retain and retrieve previously learned information
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Constructive processing
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reorganizing or updating memories on the basis of logic, reasoning, or the addition of new information
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Recall
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reproducing memorized information with a minimum of external cues
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Consolidation
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when memories move from short-term to long-term memory
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Sesory memory
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the first stage of memory, which holds incoming information for just a few seconds
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Pseudo-memories
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false memories that a person belives are real
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Recognition
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memory in which previously learned material is correctly identified
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Short-term memory
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the memory system used to hold small amounts of information for relatively brief time periods.
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Maintenance rehearsal
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information to be stored in short-term memory
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Decay
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fading or weakening of memories overtime
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Relearning
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learning again something that was previously learned
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Interference
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the tendency for new memories to impair the retrieval of older ones
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Repression
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unconsciously pushing unwanted memories out of awareness
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Suppression
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a conscious effort to keep something from awareness
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Encoding failure
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failure to store sufficient information to form a useful and retrievable memory
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