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| the ability to store and retrieve information over time |
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| the process by which we transform what we perceive, think, or feel into an enduring memory |
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| the process of maintaining information in memory over time |
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| the process of bringing to mind information that has been previously encoded and stored |
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| the process of actively relating new information to knowledge that is already in memory |
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| the process of storing new information by converting it into mental pictures |
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| the act of categorizing information by noticing the relationships among a series of items |
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| the process of maintaining information in memory over time |
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| the place in which sensory information is kept for a few seconds or less |
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| a fast-decaying store of visual information |
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| a fast-decaying store of auditory information |
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| a place where non-sensory information is kept for more than a few seconds but less than a minute |
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| the process of keeping information in short-term memory by mentally repeating it |
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| combining small peices of information into larger clusters or chunks that are more easily held in short-term memory |
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| active maintenance of information of short-term storage |
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| a place in which information can be kept for hours, days, weeks, or years |
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| the inability to transfer new information from the short-term store into the long-term store |
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| the inability to retrieve information that was acquired before a particular date, usually the date of an injury or operation |
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| long-term potentiation (LTP) |
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| enhanced neural processing that results from the strengthening of synaptic connections |
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| external information that is associated with stored information and helps bring it to mind |
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| encoding specificity principle |
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| the idea that a retrieval cue can serve as an effective reminder when it helps re-create the specific way in which information was initially encoded |
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| state-dependent retrieval |
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| the tendency for information to be better recalled when the person is in the same state during encoding and retrieval |
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| transfer-appropriate processing |
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| the idea that memory is likely to transfer from one situation to another when we process information in a way that is appropriate to the retrieval cues that will be available later |
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| the act of consciously or intentionally retrieving past experiences |
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| the influence of past experiences on later behavior and performance, even though people are not trying to recollect them and are not aware that they are remembering them |
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| the gradual acquisition of skills as a result of practice, or "knowing how" to do things |
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| an enhanced ability to think of a stimulus such as a word or object, as a result of recent exposure to the stimulus |
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| a network of associated facts and concepts that make up our general knowledge of the world |
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| the collection of past personal experiences that occurred at a particular time and place |
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| situations in which later learning impairs memory for information acquired earlier |
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| situations in which earlier learning impairs memory for information acquired later |
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| a lapse in attention that results in memory failure |
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| remembering to do things in the future |
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| a failure to retrieve information that is available in memory even though you are trying to produce it |
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| assigning a recollection or an idea to the wrong source |
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| recall of when, where, and how information was acquired |
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| the tendency to incorporate misleading information from external sources into personal recollections |
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| the distorting influences of present knowledge, beliefs, and feelings on recollection of previous experiences |
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| the intrusive recollection of events that we wish we could forget |
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| detailed recollections of when and where we heard about shocking events |
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