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Chapter 9:Memory
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Psychology
11th Grade
01/08/2013

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memory 
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the presistec of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of info 
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flashbulb memory
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a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event 
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encoding
Definition
the processinf of information into the memory system 
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storage 
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the retention of encoded info out of the memory storage 
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sensory memory 
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the immediate very brief recording of sensory info in the memory system 
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short term memory 
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the immediate very brief recording of sensory info in the memory system 
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long term memory 
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the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system,Incudes knowledge skills and experiences 
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working memory 
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a newer understanding of short term memoery that involves conscious active precessig of incoming auditiry and visual-spatial info and for info retrieved from long term memory.
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automatic processinf 
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unconsious encoding og incidental info such as time space and frequency of  well learned info such as word meanings.
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effortful processing
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 encoding that requires attention and comscious effort 
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rehearsal 

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the xconcious repetition of info either to maintain it in a consciousness or to encode it for storage 
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spacing effect 
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the tendency for sistributon study or practice to yield better long term retention than is achieved through massed study and practice 
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serial position effect 
Definition
our tendency to reccall best the last and first item ina list 
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visual encoding 
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the encoding og a pictues image 
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acoustic encoding 
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the ecoding of sounds especially words 
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semantic encoding 
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the encoding of meaning including the meaning of words 
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imagery 
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mental pictures:effortful processing
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mnemonics 
Definition
memory aids especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices 
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chunking 
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organizinf item into familiar manageable units
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iconic memory 
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a momentary sensory memory of visual stimmuli a photographic or picture message lasting no more thaan a few tenths of a second 
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ehoic  memory 
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a momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli if attntion is elsewhere sounds and words can still be recalled iin 3 or 4 seconds 

 

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long term potentiation 
Definition
an increas ina synapses's firing potential after brief rapid stimulation.Believed to be a neural basis for learning and memory 
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 amnesia
Definition
loss of memory
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implicit memory 
Definition
retention independent of concious recollection 
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explicit memory
Definition
memory of facts and experiences that one can consiously know and declare 
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Hippocampus 
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a neaural center that is located in the limbic system ad helps process explicit memories for storage
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recall 
Definition
a measure of memory in which the person must retrieve info learned earlier as on a fill in the blank 
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relearning 
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 a memory measure that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second time
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priming
Definition
the activation often unconciously of particular associations in memory 
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deja vu 
Definition
that eerie sense that i've experienced this before.cues fromcurrwnrt situatuon may subconsiously trigger retrival of an earlier experience
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mood-congruent memory
Definition
the tendency to recall experiences that are consisten with one;s current good or bad mood 
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proactive interference 
Definition
the disruptive effect of proor learninf on the recall of new info 
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retroactive interference 
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the disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old info 
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repression 
Definition
in psychonanlytic theory the basic defense mechanism  that banishes from consciousnesss enxiety-arousinf thoughts feelings and memories
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source amnesia 
Definition
attributiong to the wrong source an event we have experienced heard about read about ot imagined.
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