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| the input, storage, and retrival of what has been learned or experienced |
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| the transforming of information so the nervous system can process it |
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| the process by which information is maintained over a period of time |
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| the process of obtaining information that has been stored |
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| very brief memory storage immediately following initial stimulation of a receptor |
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| memory that is limited in capacity to about seven items and in duration by the subject's active rehearsal |
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| a system for remembering that involves repeating information to oneself without attempting to find meaning in it |
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| the process of grouping items to make them easier to remember |
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| refers to the fact that we are better able to recall information presented at the beginning and end of a list |
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| serves as a system for processing and working with current information |
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| knowledge of language, including its rules, words, and meanings |
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| chronological retension of the events of one's life |
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| stored knowledge that can be called forth consciously as needed |
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| permanent storage of learned skills that does not require conscious recollection |
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| place where procedural memories grow |
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| memory retrieval in which a person identifies an object, idea, or situation as one he or she has or has not experienced before |
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| memory retrieval in which a person reconstructs previously learned material |
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| the alteration of a recalled memory that may be simplified, enriched, or distorted, depending on an individual's experiences, attitudes, or interferences |
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| the act of filling in memory gaps |
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| conceptual frameworks a person uses to make sense of the world |
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| the ability to remember with great accuracy visual information on the basis of short-term exposure |
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| fading away of memory over time |
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| blockage of a memory by previous or subsequent memories or loss of a retrieval cue |
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| the linking of new information to material that is already known |
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| an earlier memory blocks you from remembering a later information |
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| a later memory or new information blocks you from remembering information learned earlier |
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| a loss of memory that may occur after a blow to the head or as a result of brain damage |
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| the relative lack of earlier memories |
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| subconsiously black memories of an embarrassing or frightening experience |
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| occurs when you recall information easily when you are in the same physiological or emotional state or setting as you were when you originally encoded the information |
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| techniques for using associations to memorize and retrieve information |
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| changing and reorganizing the information stored in memory to create new information |
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| a visual, mental representation of an event or object |
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| an abstract unit of thought that represents an object or quality; anything that stands for or represents something else |
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| a label for a class of objects or events that have atleast one attribute in common |
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| a representative example of a concept |
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| a statement of relation between concepts |
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| the awareness of or thinking about one's own cognitive processes |
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| directed (convergent) thinking |
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| systematic and logical attempt to reach a specific goal or answer, such as the solution to a math problem |
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| nondirected (divergent) thinking |
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| consists of a free flow of thoughts with no particular plan and depends more on images |
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| a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem |
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| a rule-of-thumb problem-solving strategy |
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| a habitual strategy or pattern of problem solving |
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| the inability to imagine new uses for familiar objects |
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| the capacity to use information and/or abilites in new and original ways |
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| the ability to overcome rigity, to remain open to alternate strategies |
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| rearranging the elements of a problem to arrive at an original solution |
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| the apparent sudden realization of the solution to a problem |
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| the expression of ideas through symbols and sounds that are arranged according to rules |
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| an individual sound that is a basic sturctural element of language |
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| the smallest unit of meaning in a given language |
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| language rules that govern how words can be combined to form meaningful phrases and sentances |
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| the study of meaning in language |
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| this is a pattern of speaking in which the child leaves out articles, prepositions, and parts of speech |
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