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Memory- Chapter 7
Psychology: Memory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Episodic Memory | Memory of a specific event |
| Generic Memory | General Knowledge |
| Procedural Memory | Skills, procedures you have learned |
| Encoding | Get Info into our brain |
| Storage | Retain Information |
| Retrieval | Get it back out |
| Implicit Memory | Remembering something without being aware you are remembering it |
| Explicit Memory | Conscious, intentional recollection of previous experiences/information |
| Retrieval Failure | Knowing it but cant seem to find it |
| Failure to store | Forget info never got into long- term memory |
| Proactive | Old memory difficult remember a memory |
| Retroactive | New info interferes with ability to remember previously learned info |
| Social Psychology | How we think about, influence, and relate to one another |
| Social Thinking | How we explain behavior, how what we think affects others, and how we form our beliefs |
| Attribution Theory | People usually give a casual explanation for someone's behavior |
| Fundamental Attribution Theory | Tendency for observers, when analyzing another's behavior, to underestimate the impact of situation |
| Foot in the door Phenomenon | Who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request |
| Role | Set of expectation about a social position |
| Cognitive Distance | Aware of our actions and beliefs. Try and release tension by changing our attitude. |