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Human Memory
Ap pschology
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Psychology
11th Grade
05/28/2009

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Anterograde amnesia
Definition
Loss of memories for events that occur after a head injury. ch.7 pg.293
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Attention
Definition
Focusing awareness on a narrowed range of stimuli or events. ch.7 pg.267
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Chunk
Definition
A group of familiar stimuli stored as a single unit. ch.7 pg.272
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Clustering
Definition
The tendency to remember similar or related items in groups. ch.7 pg.276
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Conceptual hierarchy
Definition
A multilevel classification system based on common properties among items. ch.7 pg.276
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Consolidation
Definition
A hypothetical process involving the gradual conversion of information into durable memory codes stored in long-term memory. ch.7 pg.293
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Decay theory
Definition
The idea that forgetting occurs because memory traces fade with time. ch.7 pg.285
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Declarative memory system
Definition
Memory for factual information. ch.7 pg.295
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Dual-coding theory
Definition
Paivio's theory that memory is enhanced by forming semantic and visual codes, since either can lead to recall. ch.7 pg.270
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Elaboration
Definition
Linking a stimulus to other information at the time of encoding. ch.7 pg.268-269
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Encoding
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Forming a memory code. ch.7 pg.265
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Schema
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An organized cluster of knowledge about a particular object or sequence of events. ch.7 pg.276
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Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
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A temporary inability to remember something accompanied by a feeling that it's just out of reach. ch.7 pg.279
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Long-term memory (LTM)
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An unlimited capacity store that can hold information over lengthy periods of time. ch.7 pg.292
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Interference theory
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The idea that people forget information because of competition from other material. ch.7 pg.285
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Semantic memory system
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General knowledge that is not tied to the time when the information was learned. ch.7 pg.296
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