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Intro to Psychology Test Section 1 Chapter 8

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Memory   the capacity to encode, retain, store and retrieve information  
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Flashbulb Memory   memory related to an emotionally arousing event  
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Encoding   changing sensory input into a mental representation in the memory system  
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Explicit Memory   requires a conscious attempt to recall memory  
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Storage   the retention of encoded information in memory over time  
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Sensory Memory   a modality-specific form of memory, involved in temporary preservation of sensory stimuli, serving as a buffer between the senses and short-term memory  
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Short-term Memory   memory process which preserves recent information over relatively brief intervals, of limited capacity and information is stored for only a short length of time without rehearsal  
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Spacing Effect   phenomenon in which we learn better when our rehearsal is distributed over time  
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Serial Position Effect   states you are moke likely to remember the beginning and end information more than the middle  
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Semantic Encoding   general memories that involve general knowledge of the world, including facts. processing of meaning, particularly the meaning of words  
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Retrieval   the process and recovery of a stored item from memory  
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Rehearsal   refers to the cognitive process involving the repetition of an item in order to maintain it in short-term memory  
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Recall   in memory, the active retrieval of information  
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Recognition   in memory, the process of identifying presented information as familiar and having been experienced before  
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Relearning   Another means of remembering is through relearning. Relearned information may return quickly, even if it hasn't been used for many years. For example:Relearning a language not spoken since schooldays. Riding a bike after not using one since childhood  
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Retroactive Interference   occurs when information works backwards to interfere with earlier information - just as a retroactive pay raise given in July might work backwards to influence pay days from January to June.  
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Proactive Interference   occurs when current information is lost because it is mixed up with previously learned, similar information  
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Long-term memory   enduring memories that retain and preserve information for later retrieval over long periods.  
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Working Memory   a flexible memory system used for reasoning and language comprehension, that is comprised of the phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad and central executive  
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Automatic Processing   : what psychologists call processing of information that guides behaviour, but without conscious awareness, and without interfering with other conscious activity that may be going on at the same time  
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Effortfull Processing   individuals use effort and attention as they encode information. This is generally done through strategy use  
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Visual Encoding   processing of images  
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Acoustic Encoding   processing of sounds  
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Mnemonics   techniques that improve memory, often through using existing familiar information (e.g. imagery) during the encoding of new information to aid later retrieval and access. See method of loci  
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Chunking   combining individual letters or numbers into larger meaningful units  
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Iconic Memory   a fleeting photographic memory, we can register an exact representation of a scene and we can recall any part of it in amazing detail; only fo a very short time  
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Echoic Memory   a momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli; if attenetion is elsewhere, sounds or words can still be recalled within 3 or 4 seconds  
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Amnesia   a significant loss of memory as a result of brain damage or psychological trauma  
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Implicit Memory   retention independent of conscious recollection  
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Explicit Memory   memory of the facts and experiences that one can consciously know and "declare"  
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Priming   a phenomenon whereby previous exposure to a word or situation, improves implicit memory and increases the activation of associated thoughts or memories  
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Mood Congruent Memory   the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent to one's current good or bad mood  
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Misinformation Effect   incorporating misleading information into ones memory of an event  
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