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| Organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically |
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| Encoding that requires attention and conscious effort |
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| the processing of info into the memory system- for example, by extracting meaning |
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| A neural center that is located in the limbic system; helps process explicit memories for storage. |
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| Mental pictures; a powerful aid to effortful processing, espically when combined with encoding. |
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| the relatively permanent & limitless storehouse of the memory system. Includes knowledge, skills and experiences. |
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| a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event. |
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| A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; if attention is elsewhere, sounds and words can still be recalled within 3/4 seconds |
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| Memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and declare. |
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| A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; a photographic memory lasting no more than a few tenths of a second |
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| Retention independent of conscious memory |
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| the immediate, very brief recording of sensory info in the memory system |
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| Activated memory that holds a few items briefly,such as phone # while dialing, before stored or lost. |
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| The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system. |
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| memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices. |
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| the activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory. |
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| .a measure of memory in which the person must retrieve info learned earlier, as on a fill in the blank test |
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| a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned, as on a multiple choice test |
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| a measure of memory that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material a second time |
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| the conscious repetition of info, either to maintain in in consciousness or to encode it for storage. |
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| the process of getting info out of memory storage |
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| our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list |
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| the tendency for distribution study or practice to yield better long-term retention than is achieved through massed study or practice. |
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| the retention of encoded info over time. |
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1. Record to-be-remembered info as fleeting sensory memory
2.Process info into a short-term memory bin, where we encode it through rehearsal
3.Info moves into long-term memory for later retrieval |
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left side= remembering verbal info
Right side= recalling visual designs and locations
one part= active as people learn to associate names with faces
2nd par= active as memory whizzes engage in spatial mnemonics.
Rear are= process spatial memory |
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