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Chapter 7

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Cognitive View of Learning   A general approach that views learning as an active mental process of acquiring, remembering, and using knowledge  
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Sensory Memory   system that holds sensory information very briefly  
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Domain-specific knowledge   information that us useful in a particular situation or that applies mainly to one specific topic  
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General knowledge   information that is useful in many different kinds of tasks; information that applies to many situations  
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information processing   The human mind's activity of taking in, storing, and using information  
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Perception   interpretation of sensory information  
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Bottom-up Processing   Perceiving based on noticing separate defining features and assembling them into a recognizable pattern  
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Gestalt   german for pattern or whole. Gestalt theorist hold that people organize their perceptions into coherent wholes  
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Prototype   a best example or best representative of a category  
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Attention   Focus on a stimulus  
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Automaticity   the ability to perform thoroughly learned tasks without much effort  
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Working memory   The information that you are focusing on at a given moment  
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Short term memory   component of memory system that holds information for about 20 seconds  
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central executive   part of working memory that is responsible for monitoring and directing attention and other mental resources  
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Phonological Loop   part of working memory. A memory rehearsal system for verbal and sound information of about 1.5 to 2 seconds  
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Visuospatial Sketchpad   part of working memory. A holding system for visual and spatial information  
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Cognitive Load   the volume of resources necessary to complete a task  
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Intrinsic cognitive load   the resources required by the task itself, regardless of other stimuli  
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Extraneous Cognitive Load   The resources required to process stimuli irrelevant to the task  
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Germane Cognitive Load   Deep processing of information related to the task, including the application of prior knowledge to a new task or problem  
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Maintenance rehearsal   Keeping information in working memory by repeating it to yourself  
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Elaborative Rehearsal   keeping information in working memory by associating it with something else you already know  
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Chunking   grouping individual bits of data into meaningful larger units  
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Decay   The weakening and fading of memories with the passage of time  
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Long-Term memory   Permanent store of knowledge  
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Declarative Knowledge   Verbal information; facts; "knowing that" something is the case  
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Procedural Knowledge   Knowledge that is demonstrated when we perform a task; "knowing how"  
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Self Regulatory Knowledge   knowing how to manage your learning, or knowing how and when to use your declarative and procedural knowledge  
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Explicit memory   Long term memories that involve deliberate or conscious recall  
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Implicit memory   Knowledge that we are not conscious of recalling, but influences behavior or thought without our awareness  
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Semantic memory   Memory for meaning  
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Propositional network   set of interconnected concepts and relationships in which long term knowledge is held  
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Images   representations based on the physical attributes-the appearance-of information  
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Concept   a category used to group similar events, ideas, objects, or people  
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Defining attribute   qualities that connect members of a group to a specific concept  
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Prototype   a best example or best representative of a category  
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Exemplar   an actual memory of a specific object  
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Schemas   basic structures for organizing information; concept  
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Story grammar   typical structure or organization for a category of stories  
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Episodic memory   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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Flashbulb memories   clear, vivid memories of emotionally important events in your life  
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Procedural memory   Long term memory for how to do things  
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Script   schema or expected plan for the sequence of steps in a common event such as buying groceries or ordering pizza  
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Productions   the contents of procedural memory; rules about what actions to take, given certain conditions  
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Priming   activating a concept in memory or the spread of activation from one concept to another  
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Elaboration   adding and extending meaning by connecting new information to existing knowledge  
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Organization   ordered and logical network of relations  
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Context   the physical or emotional backdrop associated with an event  
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Levels of Processing Theory   Theory that recall of information is based on how deeply it is processed  
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Spreading Activation   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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Retrieval   Process of searching for and finding information in long term memory  
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Reconstruction   Recreating information by using memories by using memories, expectations, logic, and existing knowledge  
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Interference   The process that occurs when remembering certain information is hampered by the presence of other information  
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Mnemonics   Techniques for remembering; the art of memory  
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Loci Method   technique of associating items with specific places  
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Acronym   Technique for remembering by using the first letter of each word in a phrase to form a new, memorable word  
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Chain mnemonic   memory strategies that associate one element in a series with the next element  
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Keyword Method   System of associating new words or concepts with similar-sounding cue words and images  
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Domain-specific strategies   consciously applied skills to reach goals in a particular subject or problem  
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Developmental Differences in Learning/Memory   Memory span, memory processing efficiency, and spee of processing  
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