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Physiology
11th Grade
11/12/2010

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Memory
Definition
A storage and retrieval of what has been learned or experienced
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Encoding
Definition
The transforming information so that the nervous system can process it
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Storage
Definition
The process by which information is maintained over a period of time
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retrieval
Definition
the process of obtaining information that has been stored in memory
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sensory memory
Definition
very brief memory storage immediately following initial reception of a stimulus
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short term memory
Definition
memory that is limited in capacity to about seven items and in duration by the subject's active rehearsal
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maintenance rehearsal
Definition
system for remembering that involves repeating information to oneself without attmpting to find meaning in it
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chunking
Definition
process of grouping items to make them easier to remember
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semantic memory
Definition
knowledge of language, including its rules, words and meanings
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episodic memory
Definition
memory of one's life, including time of occurence
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declarative memory
Definition
memory of knowledge that can be called forth consciously as needed
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procedural memory
Definition
memory of learned skills that does not require conscious recollection
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recognition
Definition
memory retrieval in which a person identifies an object, idea or situation as one he or she has or has not experienced before
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recall
Definition
memory retrieval in which a person reconstructs previously learned material
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reconstructive processes
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the alteration of a recalled memory that may be simplified, enriched or distorted, depending on a person's experiences and attitudes
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confabulation
Definition
the act of filling in memory gaps
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schemas
Definition
conceptual frameworks a person uses to make sense of the world
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eidetic memory
Definition
the ability to remember with great accuracy visual information on the basis of short term exposure
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decay
Definition
fading away of memory over time
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interference
Definition
blockage of a memory by previous or subsequent memories
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elaborative rehearsal
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the linking of new information to material that is already known
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mnemonic devices
Definition
techniques for using associations to memorize information
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