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| happens with little or no effort |
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| requires effort and processing |
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| conscious repetition of info. increases length of time info stays in memory |
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memorizing info into higher order of units.
remembering oder of letters is easier when they are words instead of random letters. |
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sensory memory
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| initial momentary storage of info lasting only an instant. |
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limited capacity storage unit where info can be retained for up to 30 seconds
5-9 pieces or chunks of info |
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| store house of almost unlimited capacity. info is filed and coded so we can retrieve it when needed. |
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| the context in which one encodes info affects the quality and retrieval of that info |
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| memories of emotionally significant events that people often recall with more accuracy and vivid imagery than everyday events |
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| sometimes we remember events more vividly in traumatic situations but with less accuracy. can cause distortions is perception of time/events |
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| traumatic events cause some or all info in memory to be omitted/distorted |
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| it is easier for us to retrieve memoriesif the mood we are in is the same mood we are in during the encoding process |
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| inattention to details produces encoding failure |
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| storage decay over time(unused info fades) |
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| inaccessability of stored info(it may be on the tip of the tounge but we cant pull it from memory) |
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| info learned earlier interferes with recall of newer info |
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| difficulty in recall of info bc of later exposure to different material. info learned later interfers with info learned earlier. |
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| process in which memories are influenced by the meaning that we give to events |
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| organized bodies of info stored in memory that bias the weay new ifo is interpretted, stored, and recalled. |
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| memory loss that occurs without mental difficutlies |
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| memory loss of occurrences prior to a certain event |
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| loss of memory that occurs for events following an injury |
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| the capacity to understand the world, think rationally and use resources effectivly when faced with challenges |
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| giving the same test on two differnt occasions |
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| alternative forms reliabilty |
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| giving alternate forms of the same test on two differnt occasions |
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| dividing the items in two halves such as the first half of a test and then the second half |
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| a tests ability to measure what it is suppose to measure |
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