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| the initial stage of info processing in which something is learned for the first time |
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| interpretation of complex behavior in nonhuman animals based on the assumption that these animals have the same thoughts, emotions, and intentions as people might have under similar circumstances |
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| a branch of ethology that assumes that consciousness, awareness, and intentionality can be inferred from the complexity, flexibility, and cleverness of certain forms of behavior |
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| theoretical constructs and models used to explain aspects of behavior in various animal species that cannot be readily characterized in terms of simple S-R mechanisms |
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| a limited period after the activation of a memory during which the memory is subject to modification by new info or neural or pharmacological interventions |
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| delayed-matching-to-sample procedure |
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| procedure in which participants are reinforced for selecting a test stimulus that is the same as a sample stimulus that was presented at the start of the trial some time earlier |
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| forgetting that occurs because of a stimulus (a forget cue) that indicates that working memory will not be tested on that trial |
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| memory for a specific event or episode that includes info about what occurred and when and where the event took place, as contrasted with memory for general facts or ways of doing things |
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| failure to remember previously acquired info because the info is no longer stored in the nervous system |
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| a term used to characterize instances in which an organism's current behavior is determined by some aspect of its previous experience |
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| the establishment of a relatively permanent form or the transfer of info from an active or short-term state to an inactive or long-term state |
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| the inability to accurately recall something from memory |
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| the ability to project one's experience into the future or the past |
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| disruption of memory caused by exposure to stimuli before the event to be remembered |
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| memory for learned behavioral and cognitive skills that are performed automatically, without the requirement of conscious control |
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| memory code for an expected future event or response |
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| process of stabilizing or consolidating a reactivated memory; disruption of this can lead to the modification or loss of the original memory |
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| long-term retention of background info necessary for successful use of incoming and recently acquired info |
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| maintaining information in an active state, available to influence behavior or influence the processing of other info |
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| time between acquisition of info and a test of memory for that info |
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| recovery of info from a memory store |
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| stimuli related to an experience that facilitate the recall of other info related to that experience |
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| deficit in recovering info from a memory store |
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| disruption of memory caused by exposure to stimuli following the event to be remembered |
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| gradient of memory loss going back in time from the occurrence of brain injury or disturbance of the nervous system; greatest for events that took place closest to time of injury |
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| memory code for a previously experienced event or response |
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| how a stimulus is represented in memory |
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| matching-to-sample procedure in which different sample and comparison stimuli are used on each trial |
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| temporary retention of info that is needed for successful responding on the task at hand but not on subsequent or previous similar tasks |
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