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Memory-systems perspective
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Framework that divides memory into three types: procedural, semantic, and episodic memory
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Procedural memory
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In the memory-systems perspective, the most resilient (long-lasting) type of memory; refers to material, such as well-learned physical skills, that we automatically recall without conscious awareness
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Semantic memory
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Long-lasting type of memory; ability to recall basic facts
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Episodic memory
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The most fragile type of memory, involving the recall of the ongoing events of daily life
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mnemonic technique
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A strategy for aiding memory, often by using imagery or enhancing the emotional meaning of what needs to be learned
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Socioemotional selvetivity theory
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a theory of aging put forth by Laura Carstensen, describing how the time we have left to live affects our priorities and social relationships. SPecifically, in later life people focus on the present and prioritize being with their closest attachment figures.
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Vascular dementia
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A type of age-related dementia caused by multiple small strokes
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Alzheimer's disease
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A type of age-related dementia characterized by neural atrophy and abnormal by-products of that atrophy, such as senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles
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