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| system that allows us to retain information and bring it to mind |
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| process of converting information into a form that can be stored in memory |
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| process ACCESSING and bringing into consciousness info stored in memory |
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| cues associated with the original learning that facilitate the retrieval of memories |
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| context-dependent memory effect |
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| tendency for info to be better recalled in the same context in which it was originally learned |
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| state-dependent memory effect |
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| tendency for info to be better recalled when the person is in the same psychological or physiological state as when the info was first learned |
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| storage system that holds memory of impressions for a very short time |
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| sensory store for holding a mental representation of a visual image for a fraction of a second |
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| memory subsystem that allows for retention and processing of newly acquired info for a maximum of about thirty seconds |
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| process of enhancing retention of a large amount of info by breaking it down into smaller, more easily recalled chunks |
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| process of extending retention of info held in short-term memory by consciously repeating the info |
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| memory subsystem responsible for long-term storage of info |
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| process of converting short-term memories into long term memo. |
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| process of transferring info from short term to long term memory bt consciously focusing on the meaning of the info |
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| memory of facts and personal info that requires a conscious effort to bring to mind |
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| memory of PERSONAL experiences |
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| past experiences or events and previously acquired info |
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| things one plans to do in the future |
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| how to do things that require motor or performance skills |
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| accessed WITHOUT conscious effort |
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| accessed WITH conscious effort |
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| experimental task in which subjects are presented with a stimulus that primes them to respond in a certain why to subsequent stimuli |
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| holds that memory is not a replica of the past, bur representation, or reconstruction, of the past, THEORY |
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| enduring memories of emotionally charged events that seem permanently seared into the brain |
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| form of memory distortion that affects eye witness testimony and that is caused by misinfo provided during the retention interval |
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| theory of forgetting the posits that memories consist of traces laid down in the brain |
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| belief that forgetting is the result of the interfernece of memories with each other |
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| form of interference in which newly acquired info interferes with retention of material learned earlier |
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| form of interference in which material learned earlier interferes with retentoin of newly acuired info |
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| practice repeated beyonf the point necessary to reproduce material without error |
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| serial positioning effect |
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| tendency to recall items at the start or end of a list better than items in the middle of a list |
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| tendency to recall items better when they are learned first |
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| tendency to recall items better when they are learned last |
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| belief that forgetting is the result of a failure to access stored memories |
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| tip of the tongue phenomenon |
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| experience in which peeople are sure they know something but cant seem to bring it to mind |
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| Freudian theory, a type of defense mechanism involving motivated forgetting of anxiety-evoking material |
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| method of measuring memory retention that requires the reproduction of info held in memory |
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| method of measuring memory retention that assesses the ability to select the correct answer from among a range of alternative answers |
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| loss of memory of past events |
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| loss or impaired ability to store NEW events |
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| normal occurrence of amnesia for events occurring during infancy and early childhood |
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| psychologically based form of amnesia involving the splitting off from memory of traumatic or troubling experiences |
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| Lashley's term for the physical trace or etching of a memory in the brain |
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| memory circuits in the brain that consist of complicated networks of nerve cells |
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| long-term strengthening of neural connections as the result of repeated stimulation |
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| word composed of the first letters of a series of words |
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| mnemonic based on linking items to be remembered with objects in familiar |
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