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psychology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| memory | the persistence of learning over time through the storage and reticle of information |
| encoding | the process of information into the memory system; extracting meaning |
| Storage | the retention of info |
| Retrieval | getting out of storage |
| Sensory Memory | the immediate very brief |
| Short-Term Memory | activated memory that hold few items briefly |
| Long-Term Memory | the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system; knowledge, skills experiences |
| Working Memory | involves conscious, active processing of incoming info and retrieval from long term memory |
| Implicit Memory | without conscious recall |
| Explicit Memory | with conscious recall |
| Automatic Processing | unconscious encoding of incidental and well-learned information |
| Effortful Processing | encoding that requires attention and conscious effort |
| Serial Position Effect | our tendency to recall the last and first items in a list |
| Next-In-Line Effect | unable to recall information concerning events immediately preceding their turn to perform. |
| Spacing Effect | distributing study yield better results that mass study |
| Hierarchies | a way to organise information by subdividing main topics and more narrow concepts |
| Mnemonics | memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices |
| Chunking | organizing items into familiar, manageable units, often automatically |
| Rehearsal | the conscious repetition of information |
| Iconic Memory | momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; a photographic picture or image lasting no more than a few tenths of a second |
| Echoic Memory | momentary sensory of auditory stimuli; if attention is elsewhere, sounds and words can still be recalled within 3-4 seconds |
| proactive Interference | the disruptive effect of prior learning in the recall of new info |
| Retroactive Interference | the disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old info |
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