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BellairePsy11
BellairePsy11 chp.10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| transfer | as the effect of previous learning on later learning,or later performance. |
| positive transfer | is the lmprovement in a given bit of learning as a result of earlier learning. |
| negattive transfer | takes place when earlier learning interferes with the learning of new material |
| feedback | knowledge of the results of the learning effort |
| massed practice | refers to the running together of practice sessions during which material is being learned |
| distributed practice | refers to a type of practice in which the sessions are separated by rest periods |
| mnemonic devices | catchwords, jingles, and formulas that help you recall particular facts |
| loci method | relates the items to be remembered to a list of locations |
| Overlearning | results in an increase in what is remembered, especially over longer periods of time |
| plateau | is a period of little or no apparent prgress in learning |
| retention | is what is retained or remembered |
| chunking | is the combining or grouping of information into related units |
| relearning | method of estimating how much has been remembered by having the individual learn the same material again |
| recall | reproduce from memory what has been learned |
| recognition | method of estimating memory by presenting material and having the individual identify what has been learned |
| encoding | transferring information from one communication system to another |
| Rehearsal | repeating or practicing information |
| storage | encoded and rehearsed information is kept in your memory system |
| retrieval | process by which you can recall the information stored in your memory system |
| sensory register | process of obtaining information or data that have been stored jin short-term or long-term memory |
| Short-term memory (STM) | process of initial and brief storage of sensory information, which is available for immediate recall |
| Long-term memory (LTM) | storage and retention of information that has been situated briefly in short-term memory |
| Memory trace | assumed changes that occur in the nervous system between the time learning takes place and the time it is recalled. |
| retroactive inhibition | tendency of later learned material to interfere with the recall of previously learned material |
| proactive inhibition | tendency for present learning to interfere with the recall of material learned later |
| repression | unconscious process by which an indidvidual selectively "forgets" unpleasant or undesirable situations |
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