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19 Cards in this Set
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transcience
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the impermanence of a long-term memory. its based on the idea that long-term memories gradually fade in strength over time
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absent-mindedness
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forgetting caused by lapses in attention
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blocking
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forgetting that occurs when an item in memory cannot be accessed or retrieved. caused by interference.
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misattribution
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a memory fault that occurs when memories are retrieved but are associated with the wrong time, place, or person.
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suggestibility
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the process of memory distortion as the result of deliberate or inadvertent suggestion.
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bias
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in memory, a tendency to distort recalled events to make them fit one's expectations.
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persistance
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a memory problem in which unwanted memories cannot be put out of mind
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implicit memory
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a memory that was not deliberately learned or of which you have no conscious awareness.
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explicit memory
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memory that has been processed with attention and can be consciously recalled.
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sensory memory
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the first of three memory stages, preserving brief sensory impressions of stimuli.
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working memory
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the second of three memory stages, and most limited in capacity. it preserves recently perceived events or experiences for less than a minute without rehearsal.
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long term memory (LTM)
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the third of three memory stages, with the largest capacity and longest duration; stores material organized according to meaning.
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procedual memory
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a division of LTM that stores memories for how things are done. *includes memory for: motor skills, operant conditioning, classical conditioning
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semantic memory
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a subdivision of declarative memory that stores general knowledge, including the meanings of words and concepts
*includes memory for: language, facts, general knowledge, concepts |
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episodic memory
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a subdivision of declarative memory that stores memory for personal events, or "episodes".
*includes memory for: events, personal experiences |
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encoding
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one of the three basic tasks of memory, involving the modification of information to fit the preferred format for the memory system.
*putting in info |
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storage
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one of the three basic tasks of memory, involving the retention of encoded material over time.
*holding the info |
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retrieval
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the third basic task of memory, involving the location and recovery of information from memory
*cues to bring back |
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recall
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a retrieval method in which one must reproduce previously presented information
*writing an essay |