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| the ability to store and retrieve information over time |
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| process by which we transform what we perceive, think, or feel into an enduring memory |
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| the process of maintaining information in memory over time |
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| process of bringing to mind information that has been previously encoded and stored |
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| actively relating new information to knowledge that is already in memory |
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| storing new information by converting it into mental pictures |
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| noticing the relationships among a series of items |
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| the process of maintaining information in memory over time |
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| the place in which sensory information is kept for a few seconds or less |
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| fast-decaying store of visual info. |
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| fast-decaying store of auditory info. |
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| short term memory storage |
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| a place where nonsensory info. is kept for more than a few seconds but less than a minute |
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| process of keeping info. in short term memory by mentally repeating it |
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| combining small pieces of info. into larger clusters |
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| active maintenance of info. in short term storage |
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| place in which info. can be kept for hours, days, weeks, or years |
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| inability to transfer new info. from the short term store into the long term store |
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| inability to retrieve info. that was acquired before a particular date, usually the date of an injury or operation |
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| enhanced neural processing that results from the strengthening of synaptic connections |
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| hippocampal receptor site that influences the flow of info. from one neuron to another across the synapse by controlling the initiation of long term potentiation |
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| external info. that is associated with stored info. and helps bring it to mind |
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| encoding specificity principle |
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| idea that a retrieval cue can serve as an effective reminder when it helps re-create the specific way in which info. was initially encoded |
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| state-dependent retrieval |
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| tendency for info. to be better recalled when the person is in the same state during encoding and retrieval |
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| transfer-appropriate processing |
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| idea that memory is likely to transfer from one situation to another when we process info. in a way that is appropriate to the retrieval cues that will be available later |
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| retrieving past experiences |
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| influence of past on future |
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| acquisition of skills from practice |
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| ability to think of stimulus because of recent exposure to stimulus |
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| network of facts that make up general knowledge of the world |
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| past personal experiences at a particular time and place |
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| situations in which later learning impairs memory for info. acquired earlier |
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| situations in which earlier learning impairs memory for info. acquired later |
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| lapse in attention that results in memory failure |
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| remembering to do things in the future |
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| failure to retrieve info. that is available in memory even though you are trying to produce it |
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| tip-of-the-tongue experience |
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| inability to retrieve info. that is stored in memory, accompanied by the feeling that you are on the verge of recovering info. |
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| assigning a recollection or an idea to the wrong source |
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| recall of when, where, and how info. was acquired |
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| a feeling of familiarity about something that hasn't been encountered before |
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| tendency to incorporate misleading info. from external sources into personal recollection |
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| distorting influences of present knowledge, beliefs, and feelings on recollection of previous experiences |
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| intrusive recollection of events that we wish we could forget |
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| detailed recollections of when and where we heard about shocking events |
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