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Vocabulary

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vocabulary
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show persistence of learning over time via the storage and retrieval of information  
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Flashbulb Memory   show
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Memory as Information Processing   show
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Encoding   show
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show the retention of encoded information over time  
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show process of getting information out of memory  
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show the immediate, initial recording of sensory information in the memory system  
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show focuses more on the processing of briefly stored information  
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Short Memory Term   show
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show the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system  
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Automatic Processing   show
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Effortful Processing   show
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show conscious repetition of information  
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show distributed practice yields better long term retention than massed practice  
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Semantic Encoding   show
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show encoding of sound  
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show encoding of picture images  
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show mental pictures  
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Mnemonics   show
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show organizing items into familiar, manageable units  
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Hierarchies   show
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show the immediate, initial recording of sensory information in the memory system  
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Iconic Memory   show
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Echoic Memory   show
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show limited in duration and capacity  
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show increase in synapse’s firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation  
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show the loss of memory  
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Explicit Memory   show
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show neural center in limbic system that helps process explicit memories for storage  
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show retention without conscious recollection  
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Recall   show
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show the ability to identify previously learned items-like on a multiple choice test  
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show amount of time saved when relearning previously learned information  
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Priming   show
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Context Effects   show
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Deja Vu-   show
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Mood Congruent Memory   show
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State Dependent Memory   show
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Forgetting as encoding failure   show
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Ebbinghaus   show
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show disruptive effect of prior learning on recall of new information  
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Retroactive (backwards acting) Interference   show
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show people unknowingly revise history  
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show defense mechanism that banishes anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories  
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Positive Transfer   show
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show incorporating misleading information into one's memory of an event  
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Source Amnesia   show
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False Memory Syndrome   show
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