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Chapter 7

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show A general approach that views learning as an active mental process of acquiring, remembering, and using knowledge  
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show system that holds sensory information very briefly  
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show information that us useful in a particular situation or that applies mainly to one specific topic  
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General knowledge   show
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information processing   show
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show interpretation of sensory information  
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Bottom-up Processing   show
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Gestalt   show
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Prototype   show
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Attention   show
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Automaticity   show
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Working memory   show
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Short term memory   show
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central executive   show
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Phonological Loop   show
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show part of working memory. A holding system for visual and spatial information  
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Cognitive Load   show
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show the resources required by the task itself, regardless of other stimuli  
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show The resources required to process stimuli irrelevant to the task  
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Germane Cognitive Load   show
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show Keeping information in working memory by repeating it to yourself  
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show keeping information in working memory by associating it with something else you already know  
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show grouping individual bits of data into meaningful larger units  
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show The weakening and fading of memories with the passage of time  
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Long-Term memory   show
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Declarative Knowledge   show
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show Knowledge that is demonstrated when we perform a task; "knowing how"  
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Self Regulatory Knowledge   show
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Explicit memory   show
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show Knowledge that we are not conscious of recalling, but influences behavior or thought without our awareness  
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show Memory for meaning  
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Propositional network   show
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Images   show
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Concept   show
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show qualities that connect members of a group to a specific concept  
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Prototype   show
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show an actual memory of a specific object  
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Schemas   show
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show typical structure or organization for a category of stories  
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show Long term memory for information tied to particular time and place, especially memory of the events in a person's life  
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show clear, vivid memories of emotionally important events in your life  
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Procedural memory   show
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show schema or expected plan for the sequence of steps in a common event such as buying groceries or ordering pizza  
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show the contents of procedural memory; rules about what actions to take, given certain conditions  
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show activating a concept in memory or the spread of activation from one concept to another  
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Elaboration   show
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Organization   show
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show the physical or emotional backdrop associated with an event  
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Levels of Processing Theory   show
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show Retrieval of pieces of information based on their relatedness to one another. Remembering one bit of information activates (stimulates) recall of associated information  
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show Process of searching for and finding information in long term memory  
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Reconstruction   show
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Interference   show
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Mnemonics   show
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Loci Method   show
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Acronym   show
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Chain mnemonic   show
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Keyword Method   show
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show consciously applied skills to reach goals in a particular subject or problem  
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show Memory span, memory processing efficiency, and spee of processing  
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