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16 Cards in this Set
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Levels of processing |
The depth that we think about something when trying to learn it. |
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Reconstive memory |
Altering our recollection of things so they make more sence to us |
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Interference |
Things that we have learnt that make it difficult to recall other information we have learnt. |
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Retroactive interference |
When information we have recently learnt hinders our ability to recall information we have learnt previously |
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Context |
The setting or environment which an activity takes place |
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Reliability |
The extent that information given can be regarded as accurate. |
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Semantic processing |
Thinking about the sound of words to be learnt |
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Structural processing |
Thinking about the physical appearance of words to be learnt. |
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Phonetic processing |
Thinking about the sound of words to be learnt |
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Recency effect |
Information recived later is better recalled than earlier information |
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Primacy effect |
The first information receved is recalled better then the subsequent information |
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Sensory store |
Hold info recived by the senses for a very short period of time. |
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Multi - store |
The idea that information passes through a series of memory stores |
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Hippocampus |
A part of the brain that is crucial for memory |
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Antergrade amnesia |
Being unable to learn new information after suffering brain damage |
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Retrograde amnesia |
Being unable to recall anything before brain damage occurred |
