Ap Psych Vocab Unit 7

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memory

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persistence of learning over time thru the storage and retrieval of info

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encoding

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processing info into memory system- extracting meaning from memory

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storage

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retention of encoded info over time

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retrieval

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getting info our of memory storage

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sensory memory

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immediate, brief recording of sensory info in the memory system

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short term memory

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memory that holds a few items, 4-7, before the info is stored or forgotten

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long term memory

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relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system, includes knowledge, skills, and experience

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working memory

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newer understanding of short term memory that focuses on conscious active processing of incoming auditory and visual spacial info, and of info retrieved from long term memory

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parallel processing

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processing of many aspects of a problem simultaneously

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automatic processing

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unconscious encoding of incidental info, like space, time, and frequency of well learned info

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effortful processing

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encoding that requires attention and effort

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rehearsal

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conscious repetition of info

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spacing effect

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tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long term retention than is achieved through massed study or practice

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serial position effort

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tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list

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visual encoding

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encoding of images

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acoustic encoding

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encoding of sound, words

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semantic encoding

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encoding of meaning, meaning of words

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imagery

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mental pictures

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mnemonics

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memory aids using abbreviations

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chunking

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organizing items into familiar manageable units

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iconic memory

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momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli

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echoic memory

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momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli

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long term potentiation

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increase in a synapse's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation. basis of learning and memory

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flashbulb memory

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clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event

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amnesia

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memory loss

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implicit memory

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retention independent pf conscious recollection

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explicit memory

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memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and declare

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hippocampus

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neural center that is located in the limbic system, processes explicit memories for storage

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recall

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measure of memory in which the person must retrieve info learned earlier

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recognition

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measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned

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relearning

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measure of memory that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second time

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priming

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activation of certain associations

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deja vu

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sense of "Ive experienced this before"

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mood congruent memory

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tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with ones current or bad mood

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proactive interference

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disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new info

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retroactive interference

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disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old info

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repression

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the basic defense mechanism that banishes anxiety

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misinformation effect

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incorporating misleading info into one's memory of an event

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source amnesia

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attributing an event we experienced with the wrong source