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Psych Chapter 6

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Definition
show System that allows us to retain information  
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show Process of converting info into a form that can be stored in memory  
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show Process of retaining info in memory  
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show Process of accessing stored info to make it available to consciousness  
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show Cues associated with the original learning that facilitated the retrieval of memories  
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show A model of memory that posits 3 distinct storages of memory; sensory, short-term, long-term  
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show Storage system that holds memory of sensory impressions for a short time  
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Sensory register   show
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show A sensory store for holding a mental representation for a visual image for a fraction of a second  
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Eidetic imagery   show
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Echoic memory   show
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show Memory subsystem that allows retension/processing of newly acquired info-max 30 seconds  
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Chunking   show
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Maintenance rehearsal   show
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show Memory subsystem responsible for long-term storage of info  
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Consolidation   show
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Elaborative rehearsal   show
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show Representation of organizational structure of long-term memory  
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show Belief that how well/long info is remembered depends on depth of encoding/processing  
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show Memory of facts and personal info that requires a conscious effort to bring to mind  
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show Memory of facts  
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show Memory of personal experiences  
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show Memory of past experiences or events and previously acquired information  
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Prospective memory   show
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show Memory evoked without any conscious effort to remember  
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Explicit memory   show
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Constructionist theory   show
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Procedural memory   show
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show Enduring memories of emotionally charged events that seem permanently seared in the brain  
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Misinformation effect   show
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Decay theory   show
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show Method of testing memory retention by comparing numbers of trials needed to learn material with the number of trials needed to relearn the material at a later time  
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show Tendency for retention of learned material to be greater with spaced practice than with massed practice  
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show Belief that forgetting is the result of the interference of memories with each other  
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show Form of interference in which newly acquired info interferes with retention of material learned earlier  
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Proactive interference   show
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Overlearning   show
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Serial position effect   show
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show Tendency to recall items better when they are learned first  
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show Tendency to recall items better when they are learned last  
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Retrieval theory   show
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show An experience in which people are sure they known something but cannot seem to bring it to mind  
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show In Freudian theory, a type of defense mechanism involving motivated forgetting of anxiety evoking material  
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show A type of recall task in which individual are asked to recall as much info as they can about a particular topic in any order  
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Recognition task   show
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show Loss of memory of past events  
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Anterograde Amnesia   show
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Dissociative amnesia   show
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show Lashley's term for the physical trace of etching of a memory in the brain  
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show Long term strengthening of neural connections as the result of repeated stimulation  
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show Device for improving memory  
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show A verse or saying in which a latter of each word stands for something else  
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show Referring to the retrieval of memories in which those memories are altered, revised, or influenced by newer information  
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show Tendency to falsely believe through revision of older memories to include newer information, that one could have correctly predicted the outcome of an event  
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False memory syndrome   show
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show Error of recognition in which people think that they recognize some stimulus not actively in memory  
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Misinformation effect   show
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