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22 Cards in this Set
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memory |
the input, storage, and retrieval of what has been learned or retrieved |
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encoding |
transforming of information so the nervous system can process it |
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storage |
the process by which information is maintained over a period of time |
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retrieval |
the process of obtaining information that has been stored in memory |
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sensory memory |
very brief memory storage immediately following initial stimulation of a receptor |
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short-term memory |
memory that is limited in capacity to about seven items and in duration by the subject's active rehearsal |
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maintenance rehearsal |
system for remembering that involves repeating information to oneself without attempting to find meaning to it |
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chunking |
process of grouping items to make them easier to remmeber |
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semantic memory |
knowledge of language, including its rules, words, and meanings |
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episodic memory |
chronological retetntion of the events of oe's life |
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declarative memory |
stored knowledge that can be called forth consciously as needed |
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procedural memory |
permanent storage of learned skills that does not require conscious recollection |
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recognition |
memory retrieval in which a person identifies an object, idea, or situation as one he or she has or has not experienced before |
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recall |
memory retrieval in which a person reconstructs previously learned material |
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reconstructive processes |
alternation of a recalled memory that may be simplified, enriched, or distorted, depending on an individual's experiences, attitudes, or inferences |
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confabulation |
the act of filling in memory gaps |
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schemas |
conceptual frameworks a person uses to make sense of the world |
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eidetic memory |
ability to remember with great accuracy visual information on the basis of short-term exposure |
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decay |
fading away of memory over time |
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interference |
blockage of a memory by previous or subsequent memories of loss of a retrieval cue |
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elaborative rehearsal |
the linking of new information to material that is already known |
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mnemonic devices |
techniques for using associations to memorize and retrieve information |
