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36 Cards in this Set
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the process of actively relating new information to knowledge that is already memory
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elaborative encoding
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easier to remember the meaning of words
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semantic judgements
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how a word looks or sounds
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semantic judgements
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process of storing new information by converting in into mental pictures(activates occipital lobe[visual cortex])
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visual imagery encoding
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act of categorizing information by noticing the relationships among a series of items(activates left frontal lobe)
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organizational encoding
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the place in which sensory information is kept for a few seconds or less
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sensory memory store
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the process of actively relating new information to knowledge that is already memory
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elaborative encoding
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a place where non-sensory information is kept for more tan a few seconds, but less than a minute
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short term memory store
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easier to remember the meaning of words
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semantic judgements
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a place where information can be kept for hours, days, weeks or years
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long term memory store
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how a word looks or sounds
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semantic judgements
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enhanced neural processing that results from the strengthening of synaptic connections
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long term potentiation
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process of storing new information by converting in into mental pictures(activates occipital lobe[visual cortex])
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visual imagery encoding
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idea that a retrieval cue can serve as an effective reminder when it helps recreate the specific way the information was initially encoded
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encoding specificity principle
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act of categorizing information by noticing the relationships among a series of items(activates left frontal lobe)
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organizational encoding
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the place in which sensory information is kept for a few seconds or less
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sensory memory store
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a place where non-sensory information is kept for more tan a few seconds, but less than a minute
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short term memory store
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a place where information can be kept for hours, days, weeks or years
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long term memory store
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enhanced neural processing that results from the strengthening of synaptic connections
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long term potentiation
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idea that a retrieval cue can serve as an effective reminder when it helps recreate the specific way the information was initially encoded
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encoding specificity principle
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act of consciously or intentionally retrieving past experiences
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explicit memory
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influences of past experiences on later behavior and performance, even though people are not aware that they are remembering them
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implicit memory
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gradual acquisition of skills as a result of practice, or "knowing how" to do things
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procedural memory
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a network of associated facts and concepts that make up our general knowledge of the world
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semantic memory
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the collection of past personal experiences that occurred at a particular time and palace
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episodic memory
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7 sins of memory
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1. transience
2. absentmindedness 3. blocking 4. memory misattribution 5. suggestibility 6. bias 7. persistence |
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forgetting what occurs with passage of time
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TRANSIENCE
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a lapse in attention that results in memory failure
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ABSENTMINDEDNESS
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a failure to retrieve information that is available in memory even though you are trying to produce it
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BLOCKING
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assigning a recollection or an idea to the wrong source
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MEMORY MISATTRIBUTION
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the tendency to incorporate misleading information from external sources into personal recollections
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SUGGESTIBILITY
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the distorting influences of present knowledge, beliefs, and feelings on recollection of previous expierence
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BIAS
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the intrusive recollection of events that we wish we could forget
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PERSISTENCE
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the tendency to incorporate misleading information from external sources into personal recollections
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SUGGESTIBILITY
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the distorting influences of present knowledge, beliefs, and feelings on recollection of previous expierence
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BIAS
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the intrusive recollection of events that we wish we could forget
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PERSISTENCE
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