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| persistence of learning over time through storage and retrieval of info |
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| clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event |
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| the processing of info into memory system |
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| retention of encoded info over time |
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| process of getting info out of memory storage |
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| immediate very brief recording of sensory info in memory system |
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| activated memory that holds a few items briefly, such as the seven digits of a phone number while dialing, before the info is stored/forgotten |
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| relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system. Includes knowledge, skills, and experiences |
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| newer understanding of short term memory that involves conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual |
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| things such as space, time, and frequency |
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| encoding that requires attention and conscious effort |
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| tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long term retention than is achieved through mass study - remember things better when our rehearsal is distributed over time |
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| tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list |
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| sound especially of words |
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| encoding of meaning, including meaning of words |
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| memory aids especially those that use vivid imagery |
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| organizing items into familiar manageable units |
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| momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli |
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| momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli 3-7 seconds |
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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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| neural center that is located in limbic system and helps process explicit memories for storage |
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| measure of memory in which the person must retrieve info learned earlier, as on a fill in the black test |
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| measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned, as on multiple choice tests |
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| memory measure that assesses amount of time saved when learning for 2nd time |
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| activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory |
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| eerie sense that 'Ive experienced this before' cues from the current situation may subconsciously trigger retrieval of earlier experiences |
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| tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with ones current good/bad mood |
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| disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new info |
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| disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old info |
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| to repress painful memories |
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| incorporating misleading info into ones memory of an event |
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| attributing to the wrong source an event we have experienced, heard about, read about, or imagined. Heart of many false memories |
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