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23 Cards in this Set
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Memory
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the ability to remember the things that we have experienced, imagined, and learned
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Information processing model
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a computerlike model used to describe the way humans encode, store, and retrieve information
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Sensory registers
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entry points for raw information from the senses
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Attention
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the selection of some incoming information for further processing
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Short-term Memory (STM)
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working memory; briefly stores and processes selected information from the sensory registers
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Chunking
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the grouping of information into meaningful units for easier handling by short-term memory
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Decay theory
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a theory that argues that the passage of time causes forgetting
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Interference theory
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a theory that argues that interference from other information causes forgetting
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Rote rehearsal
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retaining something in STM simply by repeating it over and over
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Elaborative rehearsal
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the linking of new information in short-term memory to familiar material stored in long-term memory
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Retrograde amnesia
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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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Long-term memory (LTM)
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the portion of memory that is more or less permanent; corresponding to everything we “know”
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Semantic memory
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the portion of long-term memory that stores general facts and information
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Episodic memory
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the portion of long-term memory that stores more specific information that has personal meaning
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Explicit memory
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memory for information that was intentionally committed to memory or intentionally retrieved from memory
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Implicit memory
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memory for information that either was unintentionally committed to memory or was unintentionally retrieved from memory
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Retroactive interference
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the process by which new information interferes with old information already in memory
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Proactive interference
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the process by which old material already in memory interferes with new information
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Schema
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a set of beliefs or expectations about something that is based on past experiences
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Flashbulb memory
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a vivid memory of a certain event and the incidents surrounding it even after a long time has passed
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Eidetic imagery
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the ability to reproduce unusually sharp and detailed images of something one has seen
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Mnemonist
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someone with highly developed memory skills
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Mnemonics
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techniques that make material easier to remember
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