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Intro to Psych Ch. 7

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Term
Definition
Sensory Memory   show
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show The part of memory that temporarily stores a limited amount of information before it is either transferred to long-term storage or forgotten  
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Working Memory   show
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show 3 distinct processes attends to stimulus (Focus on the task at hand and develop a plan) Storing info about the stimulus (Taken in & sent to temporary storage) Phonological loop Visuospatial sketchpad Episodic buffer  
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show When learning a list of items, it is easier to recall the items as the beginning and end of the list  
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show The part of memory that has the capacity to store a vast amount of info for as little as 30 sec or your entire lifetime  
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Types of Long-Term Memory   show
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show Memory made up of knowledge based on previous experience Able to recall automatically Contains procedural memory and priming Retrieved without effort  
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show Knowledge that consists of the conscious recall of facts and events Requires effort in order to be retrieved  
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Stages in Long-Term Memory   show
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show Process by which the brain attends to, takes in, and integrates new information Attention drives the encoding process (automatic or effortful)  
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Consolidation   show
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Amnesia   show
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show Forgetfulness due to inattention  
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Anterograde amnesia   show
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show The inability to retrieve some information once it is stored  
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show Grouping things together 4738291827 ---> (473)- 829- 1827  
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show Recalls the experiences we have had  
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False memories   show
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Interference   show
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Memory   show
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Mnemonic device   show
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Priming   show
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Proactive interference   show
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Procedural memory   show
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Recovered memory   show
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show Cognitive process in which information is repeated over and over as a possible way of learning and remembering it  
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Repression   show
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Retrieval   show
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show Disruption of memory because new experiences or information causes people to forget previously learned experiences or information  
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show Inability to recall events or experiences that happened before the onset of disease or injury  
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show Mental frameworks that develop from our experiences with particular people, objects, or events  
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show Recalls facts and general knowledge  
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Storage   show
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Three-stage model of memory   show
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Hierarchies   show
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Short term memory capacity   show
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show Beginning of the list  
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Recency effect   show
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Associative networks   show
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show Problem with memory that occurs when memories are implanted in our minds based on leading questions comments or suggestions by someone else or some other source  
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