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BOE
Cognition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mnemonic Device | Memory aid using patterns, acronyms, or imagery |
| Chunking | Grouping information into meaningful units to remember easier |
| Serial Positioning Effect | Remembering first and last items best. |
| Proactive Interference | Old information disrupts remembering new information. |
| Retroactive Interference | New information disrupts remembering old information. |
| Retrograde Amnesia | Loss of memories from before an injury. |
| Anterograde Amnesia | Inability to form new memories after injury. |
| Working/short term memory | Temporary storage for actively used information. |
| Long Term Memory | Relatively permanent storage of information and knowledge. |
| Encoding | Converting information into memory. |
| Storage | Keeping encoded information over time. |
| Retrieval | Accessing stored information from memory. |
| Recall | Retrieving information without cues. |
| Recognition | Identifying previously learned information with cues. |
| Gambler's Fallacy | Belief past random events affect future ones. |
| Sunk-cost Fallacy | Continuing because resources were already invested. |
| Misinformation Effect | Memory altered by misleading information after event. |