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memory assignment

TermDefinition
retrograde amnesia ability to recall events that happened just before the onset of amnesia .
anterograde amnesia decreased ability to retain new information.
priming technique in which the introduction of one stimulus influences new people respond to a subsequent stimulus .
flashbulb memory highly detailed exceptionally vivid snapshot of the memory and circumstances in a piece of surprising and consequential news was learned about.
episodic memory ability to recall and mentally re-experience specific episodes from ones personal past
semantic memory our general world knowledge that encompasses memory for concepts.
mnemonics any device or technique used to assist memory
chunking individual pieces of information are broken down and then put together
implicit memory both unconscious and unintentional
explicit memory information that you have to consciously work to remember
long-term memory the storage of information over time
sensory memory makeup your ability to process and recall what you see
retrieval ability to access information when you need it
storage maintaining information over time
encoding initial learning of information
recognition identification of someone or something or person from previous encounters or knowledge
recall mental process of retrieval of information from the past
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