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| Persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information |
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| Processing of information into the memory system; by extracting meaning, for example |
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| Retention of encoded information over time |
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| Process of getting information out of memory storage |
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| Immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system |
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| Activated memory that holds a few items briefly before the information is either stored or forgotten |
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| Relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of memory; includes knowledge, skills, experiences |
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| New understanding of short-term memory that focuses on conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual-spatial information, and of information retrieved from long-term memory |
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| Unconscious encoding of incidental information such as space, time, frequency, and well-learned information |
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| Encoding that requires attention and conscious effort |
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| Conscious repetition of material in order to maintain it in consciousness or encode it for storage |
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| Tendency for distributed study/practice to yield better long-term retention |
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| Tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list |
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| Encoding of pictures and images |
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| Encoding of sound, especially in words |
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| Encoding of meaning, especially in words |
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| Mental pictures that aid in forming memories, especially when combined with semantic encoding |
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| Memory aids that use vivid imagery and organizational devices |
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| Organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically |
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| Momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; a photographic-like memory lasting no more than a few tenths of a second |
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| Momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli; if attention is elsewhere, sounds can be recalled within 3-1 seconds |
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| Long-term Potentiation (LTP) |
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| Increase in a synapse's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation; believed to be neural basis for learning and memory |
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| Clear memory of an emotionally significant event/moment |
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| aka. nondeclarative memory; retention independent of conscious recollection |
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| aka. declarative memory; memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and "declare" |
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| Neural center that is located in limbic system; processes explicit memories for storage |
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| Measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier |
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| Measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned |
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| Measure of memory that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second time |
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| Unconscious activation of particular associations in memory |
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| Eerie sense that you've already experienced the same situation before; cues from the current situation may subconsciously trigger retrieval of an earlier experience |
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| Tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood |
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| Disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information |
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| Disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information |
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| Basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, memories |
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| Incorporating misleading information into one's memory of an event |
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| Attributing to the wrong source an event we have experienced, read/heard about, or imagined |
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