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BellairePsy11 chp.10

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transfer   as the effect of previous learning on later learning,or later performance.  
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positive transfer   is the lmprovement in a given bit of learning as a result of earlier learning.  
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negattive transfer   takes place when earlier learning interferes with the learning of new material  
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feedback   knowledge of the results of the learning effort  
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massed practice   refers to the running together of practice sessions during which material is being learned  
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distributed practice   refers to a type of practice in which the sessions are separated by rest periods  
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mnemonic devices   catchwords, jingles, and formulas that help you recall particular facts  
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loci method   relates the items to be remembered to a list of locations  
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Overlearning   results in an increase in what is remembered, especially over longer periods of time  
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plateau   is a period of little or no apparent prgress in learning  
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retention   is what is retained or remembered  
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chunking   is the combining or grouping of information into related units  
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relearning   method of estimating how much has been remembered by having the individual learn the same material again  
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recall   reproduce from memory what has been learned  
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recognition   method of estimating memory by presenting material and having the individual identify what has been learned  
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encoding   transferring information from one communication system to another  
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Rehearsal   repeating or practicing information  
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storage   encoded and rehearsed information is kept in your memory system  
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retrieval   process by which you can recall the information stored in your memory system  
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sensory register   process of obtaining information or data that have been stored jin short-term or long-term memory  
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Short-term memory (STM)   process of initial and brief storage of sensory information, which is available for immediate recall  
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Long-term memory (LTM)   storage and retention of information that has been situated briefly in short-term memory  
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Memory trace   assumed changes that occur in the nervous system between the time learning takes place and the time it is recalled.  
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retroactive inhibition   tendency of later learned material to interfere with the recall of previously learned material  
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proactive inhibition   tendency for present learning to interfere with the recall of material learned later  
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repression   unconscious process by which an indidvidual selectively "forgets" unpleasant or undesirable situations  
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