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Chapters 4, 5, 6

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Term
Definition
Magical Number 7   George Miller 7 plus or minus 2 chunks can be held in short term memory  
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Brown/Peterson & Peterson Technique   Tell them to remember items Give them distracting task Tell them to recall  
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Serial Position Effect   U-shaped shape between a words position in list and recall  
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Recency Effect   Better recall for items at end of list  
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Primacy Effect   Better recall for items at beginning  
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Atkinson & Shiffrin Model   Items in short term memory fragile and lost in 30 seconds - Control processes to improve memory (rehersal)  
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Working Memory Approach   Alan Baddeley Immediate memory multipart system that temporarily holds and manipulates info - Phonological Loop, Visiospatial Sketchpad, Central Executive, Episodic Buffer  
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Phonological Loop   Process limited sounds for short time - Acoustic confusions - confuse similar sounds - Frontal and temporal lobe  
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Visiospatial Sketchpad   Processes both visual and spatial information - Scene information, pictures of objects  
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Central Executive   Integrates information from PL, VS, EB, and LTM - Business executive, hard to study - Focus, strategy, planning, coordinating, suppressing  
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Episodic Buffer   Temporary storehouse that holds and combines information from PL, VS, and LTM - Capacity is its only job  
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Memory Strategy   Mental activities to improve encoding and retrieval - Levels of processing, elaboration, rehearsal, distinctiveness, self reference effect, encoding specificity  
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Total Time Hypothesis   Amount learned depends on time devoted  
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Retrieval Practice Effect   Try to recall something, if its difficult but you remembered it, learning is enhanced  
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Distributed Practice Effect   (Spaced Learning) Remember more if spread learning over time - Desirable difficulties are introduced  
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Testing Effect   Taking tests boosts long term recall for academic material  
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Mnemonic Strategies   Mental strategies to improve memory - Mental imagery, keyword method, organization, chunking, hierarchy, first letter technique, narrative technique  
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Retrospective Memory   Remembering information acquired in the past  
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Prospective Memory   Remembering you need to do something in the future - Vivid mental image, distinctive reminders, external memory aids  
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Metacognition   Knowledge and control of cognitive processes  
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Metamemory   Knowledge, monitoring, control of ones memory  
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Calibration   Measures peoples accuracy in estimating their future performance  
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Tip of the Tongue Effect   Knowing target word but cant recall it  
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Feeling of Knowing Effect   Knowing some information but cant recall it  
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Tip of the Finger Effect   Knowing target sign, but temporarily inaccessible  
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Embodied Cognition   Abstract thoughts are often expressed by our motor behavior  
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Metacomprehension   Our thoughts about language perception  
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Working Memory   Short term memory Brief, immediate memory that we're currently processing  
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Long Term Memory   Has large capacity Experiences and information we accumulate throughout our lifetime - Episodic memory, semantic memory, procedural memory, autobiographical memory  
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Episodic Memory   Personal memories, allows us to go back and reminisce  
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Semantic Memory   Organized knowledge of the world; words and factual information  
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Procedural Memory   Knowledge of how to do something  
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Levels of Processing Approach   Deep, meaningful processing of information leads to more accurate recall than sensory and shallow processing - Distinctiveness and elaboration  
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Self Reference Effect   You remember more information if you relate it to yourself  
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Encoding Specificity Principle   Recall is better if the retrieval context is similar to the encoding context - Recall and recognition tasks  
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Polyanna Principle   Pleasant items and processed more accurately and efficiently than unpleasant  
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Positivity Effect   People rate unpleasant past events more positively over time  
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Mood Congruence   Recall is more accurate if congruent with your current mood  
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Explicit Memory Task   You know youre being tested on your memory - Remember information and retrieve it later  
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Implicit Memory Task   Assesses memory indirectly  
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Repetition Priming Task   Recent word exposure increases the likelihood of thinking the word  
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Retrograde Amnesia   Loss of memory before damage - Can make new memories  
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Anterograde Amnesia   Loss of memory after damage  
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Expertise   Memory abilities and performance are exceptional in a particular area - Positive correlation between knowledge and performance  
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Own Race Bias   You're more accurate in identifying your own ethnic group than others  
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Autobiographical Memory   Memory of events and issues related to yourself - Imagery, verbal narrative, ecological validity, accuracy - Some errors but mostly accurate - Memories blend information  
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Schema   "Mental Model" General knowledge/expectations from past experiences  
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Consistency Bias   Exaggerate consistency between past beliefs on your current viewpoint  
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Source Monitoring   Trying to identify origin of memory or belief (Govt.)  
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Reality Monitoring   Whether an event actually happened or not  
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Flashbulb Memory   Memory for first learning of a surprising or emotional event  
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Post Event Misinformation Effect   Given misleading information of an event, you mistakenly recall that instead of what you actually saw  
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