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| The focusing of mental processes on particular environmental stimuli. It is defined as a cluster of integrated events and precesses that determine which stimuli receive further processing |
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| Skills that are applied without conscious thought |
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| The ability to respond accurately, quickly, and using few cognitive resources such as attention and strategies while performing a mental or physical skill |
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| The part of working memory that is responsible for monitoring and directing attention and other mental resources |
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| Grouping individual groups of data into meaningful larger units |
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| A form of mental representation that reflects an inderstanding of declarative or procedural knowledge |
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| A hypothesized weakening over time of information stored in long-term memory, especially if the information is used infrequently or not at all |
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| Knowledge related to “what is”, to the nature of how things are, were, or will be |
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| Information processing which requires conscious effort and attention in order to retain and store data |
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| A cognitive process in which learners expand on new information based on what they already know |
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| Changing the format of new information as it is being stored into memory |
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| Long-term memory for information tied to a particular time and place, especially memory of the events in a person's life |
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| Long-term memories that involve deliberate or conscious recall |
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| Knowledge we are not conscious of recalling, but influences behavior or thought without our awareness |
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| Information Processing Theory |
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| A theoretical perspective that focuses on the specific way in which individuals mentally think about and “process” the information they receive |
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| A phenomenon whereby something stored in long-term memory inhibits one's ability to remember something else correctly |
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| The component of memory that holds knowledge and skills for a relatively long period of time |
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| Repetition of information over an over to keep it “fresh” in working memory |
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| A special memory aid or trick designed to help students learn and remember a specific piece of information |
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| A theory that describes how information in memory is organized and connected with a network that is not part of conscious awareness |
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| Knowledge concerning how to perform a certain skill or task |
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| A memory tak in which one must retrieve information in its entirety from long-term memory |
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| Constructing a logical but incorrect “memory” by using information retrieved from long-term memory plus one's general knowledge and beliefs about the world |
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| A cognitive process in which information is repeated over and over as a possible way of learning and remembering it. |
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| Hints about there to “look” for a piece of information in long-term memory |
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| Failure to pull up a mental record of information that has been previously learned |
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| Individuals use basic structures for organizing related information and concepts within long-term memory |
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| A component of memory that holds incoming information in an unanalyzed form for a very brief period of time |
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| Recollection of one piece of information within the network can activate recall of related or linked information |
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| Part of working memory; a holding system for visual and spatial information |
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| The process of forming mental pictures of object or ideas |
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| A component of memory that holds and processes a limited amount of information; also known as short term memory. The duration of information stored is probably about five to twenty seconds |
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