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| A functional system in the structure of memory that operates to temporarily store and use recently presented information; it also serves as a temporary work space to integrate recently presented information retrieved from long-term memory to carry out problem-solving, decision making, and action-preparation activities. |
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| A component system in the structure of memory that serves as a relatively permanent storage repository for information |
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| Knowledge about "what to do" in a situation; his knowledge typically is verbalized |
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| Knowledge that enables a person to know "how to do" a skill; this knowledge typically is difficult to verbalize or is not verbalized |
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| A memory process involving the transformation of information to be remembered |
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| A memory process involving the search through long-term memory |
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| An explicit memory test that requires a person to produce a required response with few, if any, available cues or aids |
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| An explicit memory test that requires a person to select a correct response from from several alternative responses |
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| A cause of forgetting becauwe an activity that occurs prior to the presentation of information to be remembered |
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| A cause of forgetting because of activity occuring during the retention interval |
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