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Unit 7A AP Psych

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show The persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information.  
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Encoding   show
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show The retention of encoded information over time.  
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Retrieval   show
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Sensory Memory   show
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Short-term Memory   show
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Long-term Memory   show
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show A newer understanding of short-term memory that focuses on conscious, active processing of incoming, auditory and visual-spatial information, and of information retrieved from long-term memory.  
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Parallel Processing   show
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Automatic Processing   show
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show Encoding that requires attention and conscious effort.  
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show The conscious repetition of information, either to maintain it in consciousness or to encode it for storage.  
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Spacing Effect   show
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Serial Position Effect   show
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Visual Encoding   show
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show The encoding of sound, especially the sound of words.  
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Semantic Encoding   show
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show Mental pictues; a powerful aid to effortful processing, espcially when combined with semantic encoding.  
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show Memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices.  
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show Organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically.  
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show A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; a photographic or picture-image memory lasting no more than a few tenths of a second.  
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show A momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli; if attention is elsewhere, sounds and words can still be recalled within 3 or 4 seconds.  
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show An increase in a synapse's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation. Believed to be a neural basis for learning and memory.  
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show A clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event.  
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show The loss of memory.  
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show Retention independent of conscious recollection. (Also called "nondeclarative" or "procedural memory.")  
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show Memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and declare. (Also called "declarative memory.")  
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show A neural center that is located in the limbic system; helps process explicit memories for storage.  
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Recall   show
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show A measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned, as on a multiple-choice test.  
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show A measure of memory that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second time.  
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show The activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory.  
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Mood-congruent Memory   show
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show The disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information.  
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Retroactive Interference   show
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Repression   show
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Misinformation Effect   show
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Source Amnesia   show
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Déja vu   show
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