Explicit memory of facts and general knowledge; one of our two conscious memory systems (the other is episodic memory).

Explicit memory of personally experienced events; one of our two conscious memory systems (the other is semantic memory).

A neural center located in the limbic system it helps process explicit (conscious) memories - of facts and events - for storage.

The neural storage of a long term memory.

A clear, sustained memory of an emotionally significant moment or event.

Long-term potentiation (LTP)

An increase in a cell's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation, a neural basis for learning and memory.

The Activation, often unconsciously, of particular association in memory.

Encoding Specific Principle

The idea that cues and contexts specific to a particular memory will be most effective in helping us recall it.

Mood-Congruent-Memory

The tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood.

Serial Position Effect

Our tendency to recall best the last (recency effect) and first (primary effect) items in a list.

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Psychology

Module 32 Unit 5

Question	Answer
Semantic Memory	Explicit memory of facts and general knowledge; one of our two conscious memory systems (the other is episodic memory).
Episodic Memory	Explicit memory of personally experienced events; one of our two conscious memory systems (the other is semantic memory).
Hippocampus	A neural center located in the limbic system it helps process explicit (conscious) memories - of facts and events - for storage.
Memory Consolidation	The neural storage of a long term memory.
Flashbulb Memory	A clear, sustained memory of an emotionally significant moment or event.
Long-term potentiation (LTP)	An increase in a cell's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation, a neural basis for learning and memory.
Priming	The Activation, often unconsciously, of particular association in memory.
Encoding Specific Principle	The idea that cues and contexts specific to a particular memory will be most effective in helping us recall it.
Mood-Congruent-Memory	The tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood.
Serial Position Effect	Our tendency to recall best the last (recency effect) and first (primary effect) items in a list.

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