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Long-term potentiation
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Refers to an increase in a cell's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation. Believed to be a neural basis for learning and memory
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Spacing effect
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The tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long-term retention than is achieved through massed study or practice
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Testing effect
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Enhanced memory after retrieving, rather than simply reading, information.
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Shallow processing
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encoding on a basic level based on the structure or appearance of words
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Deep processing
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Encoding semantically, based on the meaning of the words; tends to yield the best retention
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Weber's Law
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The principle that, to be perceived as different, two stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage (rather than a constant amount)
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Perceptual set
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A mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another
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Phi Phenomenon
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An illusion of movement created when two or more adjacent lights blink on and off in quick succession
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Monocular cues
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Depth cues, such as interposition, and linear perspective, available to either eye alone
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Perceptual constancy
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Perceiving objects as unchanging (having consistent shapes, size, brightness, and color) even as illumination and retinal images change
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Color constancy
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Perceiving familiar objects as having consistent color, even if changing illumination alters the wavelengths reflected by the object
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Gate-control theory
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The theory that the spinal cord contains a neurological "gate" that blocks pain signals or allows them to pass on to the brain. The "gate" is opened by the activity of pain signals traveling up small nerve fibers and is closed by activity in larger fibers or by information coming from the brain.
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