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bio & encoding
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| synaptic changes | changes are part of a brains ability to adapt and learn |
| long-term potential | increase in rapid nerve cell firings potential after brief, rapid, stimulation |
| explicit memories | retention of facts and experiences episodic and semantic information |
| effortful processing | encoding that requires attention and conscious effort |
| mnemonics | organizing memories into familiar categories |
| hierarchies | composed into a few broad categories, and then subdivided into narrower concepts |
| implicit memories | retention of learned skills |
| automatic processing | unconscious encoding or incidental information such as |
| space | location to recall mem |
| time | timing |
| frequency | effortlessly keeping track of how often things occur |
| chunking | organizing memories into familiar categories |