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Psychology midterm

TermDefinition
memory An active system that receives, stores, organizes, alters, and recovers information
Iconic Memory sensory images
Echoic Memory sound memory
Short-term Memory Holds small amounts of information in conscious awareness for a dozen seconds or so
Selective Attention focusing on a selected portion of sensory input; controls what information moves on to short-term memory
Long-term Memory Memory system used for relatively permanent storage of meaningful information
Chunking Information that can be grouped together into one chunk
Maintenance Rehearsal silently repeating or mentally reviewing information to hold it in short-term memory longer
Rate Learning learning by simple repetition
Elaborative Encoding links new information to memories that are already in long-term memory
Redintegration The process by which memories are reconstructed or expanded by starting with one memory and then following chains of association to other, related memory
Tip-of-the Tongue State the feeling that a memory is available but not quite retrievable
Feeling of Knowing a feeling that allows people to prejudice beforehand whether they will be able to remember something
Déjà vu the illusion that you have already experienced a new situation that you are actually seeing for the first time
Memory Tasks any task designed to test or assess memory
Recall to supply or reproduce memorized information with a minimum of external cues
Recognition An ability to correctly identify previously learned information
relearning method Learning again something that was previously learned. Used to measure memory of prior learning
Explicit Memory Past experiences that are consciously brought to mind
Implicit Memory Memories that a person does not know exists; a memory that is retrieved unconsciously
Priming Facilitating the retrieval of an implicit memory by using cues to activate hidden memories
Encoding Failure failure to process information into memory
Memory Traces A term indicating the change in the nervous system representing an event.
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