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| the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information |
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| process of information into the memory system-extracting meaning |
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| the retention of encoded information over time |
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| process of getting information out of memory storage |
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| the immediate, brief recording of sensory information in the memory system |
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| activated memory that holds a few items briefly such as digits of a phone number before they are forgotten |
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| relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system (knowledge, skills, experiences) |
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| a newer understanding of short-term memory that focuses on active processing of incoming auditory and visual-spatial information and from long-term memory |
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| encoding that requires attention and conscious effort |
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| the conscious repetition of information to encode for storage |
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| the tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long-term retention |
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| our tendency to recall the best the last and first items in a list |
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| the encoding of picture images |
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| the encoding of sound, especially the sound of words |
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| the encoding of meaning, including the meaning of words |
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| mental pictures; powerful aid to effortful processing |
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| memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices |
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| organizing items into familiar manageable units |
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| a momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli |
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| a momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli; if attention is elsewhere words and sounds can still be recalled |
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| an increase in a synapse's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation. Believed to be a neural basis for learning and memory |
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| a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event |
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| retention independent of conscious recollection |
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| memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and "declare" |
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| a neural center that is located in the limbic system; helps process explicit memories for storage |
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| a measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier |
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| a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned like 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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| I've experienced this before |
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| the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood |
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| the disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information |
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| the disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information |
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| the basic defense mechanism that banishes from conscious anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and 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 experiences, heard about, read about or imagined |
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