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memory

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explicit memory   memory that clearly and distinctly expresses (explicates) specific information  
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episodic memory   memories of events experienced by a person or that take place in the person's presence  
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semantic memory   general knowledge, as opposed to episodic memory  
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implicit memory   memory that suggested (implied)but not plainly expressed ,as illustrated in the things that people do but not state clearly  
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priming   the activation of specific associations in memory, often as a result of repetition and without making a conscious effort to access the memory  
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retrospective memory   memory for past events,activities, and learning experiences, as shown by explicit(episodic and semantic) and implicit memories  
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prospective memory   memory to preform an act in the future, as at a certain time or when a certain event occurs  
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encoding   modifying information so that it can be placed in memory; the first stage of information processing  
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storage   the maintenance of information over time; the second stage of information processing  
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maintenance rehearsal   mental repetition of information to keep in memory  
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elaborative rehearsal   the kind of coding in which new information is related to information that is already known  
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retrieval   the location of stored information and it's return to consciousness;the third stage of information processing  
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memory   the processes by which information is encoded,stored,and retrieved  
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sensory memory   the type of stage of memory first encountered by a stimulus;sensory memory holds impressions briefly, but long enough so that series of perceptions are psychologically continuous  
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memory trace   an assumed change in the nervous system that reflects the impression made by a stimulus  
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icon   a mental representation of a visual stimulus that is held briefly in sensory memory  
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iconic memory   the sensory register that briefly holds mental representations of visual stimuli  
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eidetic imagery   the maintenance of detailed visual memories over several minutes  
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echo   a mental representation of an auditory stimulus (sound) that is held briefly in sensory memory  
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echoic memory   the sensory register that briefly holds mental representations of auditory stimuli  
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short-term memory   the type or stage of memory that can hold information for up to a minute or so after the trace of the stimulus decays  
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working memory   another term for short-term memory  
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serial- position effect   the tendency to recall more accurately the first and last items in a series  
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chunk   a stimulus or group of stimuli hat are perceived as a discreet piece of information  
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displace   in memory theory,to cause information to be lost from short-term memory by adding new information  
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echoic memory   the sensory register that briefly holds mental representations of auditory stimuli  
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short-term memory   the type or stage of memory that can hold information for up to a minute or so after the trace of the stimulus decays  
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working memory   another term for short-term memory  
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serial- position effect   the tendency to recall more accurately the first and last items in a series  
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chunk   a stimulus or group of stimuli hat are perceived as a discreet piece of information  
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displace   in memory theory,to cause information to be lost from short-term memory by adding new information  
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Long-term memory   the type or stage of memory capable of relatively permanent storage  
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repression   in Freud's psycho-dynamic theory,the ejection of anxiety- evoking ideas from conscious awareness  
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schema   a way of mentally representing the world, such as a belief or an expectation,that can influence perception of persons,objects, and situations  
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tip of the tongue(tot) phenomenon   the feeling that information is stored in memory although it can-not be readily retrieved  
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context -dependent memory   information that is better retrieved in the context in which it was encoded and stored,or learned  
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state - dependent memory   information that is better retrieved in the physiological or emotional state in which it was encoded and stored,or learned  
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nonsense syllables   meaningless sets of two consonants with a vowel sandwiched in between which are used to study memory  
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paired associates   nonsense syllables presented in pairs used to test recall  
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method of savings   a measure of retention in which the number of repetitions initially required to learn a list and the amount of time required to relearn a list after a given amount of time is calculated.  
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savings   the difference between the number of repetitions of need learn a list and the number required to relearn the list after a given amount of time.  
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interference theory   The view that we may forget saved material because other material may interfere with it. (limited space, some is lost)  
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retroactive theory   the interference of new learning with the ability to retrieve material learned previously (short term memory blocks long term memory)  
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proactive theory   Interference by old learning with the ability to retrieve new material (long-term memory blocks short term memory)  
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dissociative amnesia   Loss of memory of personal information thought to come from psychological conflict or trauma  
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infantile amnesia   Inability to recall events before the age of 3 (also called childhood amnesia)  
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hippocampus   A structure of the limbic system critical to the formation of new memories  
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anterograde amnesia   failure to remember events that occurred after a physical trauma because of a physical trauma (forget the rescue after a car accident)  
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retrograde amnesia   failure to remember events that occurred before a physical trauma because of a physical trauma (forget where you were going before a car accident)  
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engram   an assumed electrical circuit in the brain that corresponds to a memory trace or an assumed chemical change that accompanies learning. From the Greek: en=in and gram=recording  
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long term potentiation (LTP)   enhanced efficiency and synaptic transmission that follows brief rapid stimulation  
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misinformation effect   the shaping or bogus or slanted memories by presenting misinformation (as in using leading questions)  
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