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Memory

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Memory   show
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Flashbulb Memory   show
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Encoding   show
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Storage   show
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Retrieval   show
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show The immediate, initial recording of sensory information in the memory system  
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Short Term Memory   show
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Long Term Memory   show
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show Unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time and frequency, and of well learned information, such as word meanings  
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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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show The tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long term retention than is achieved through massed study or practice  
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Serial Position Effect   show
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show The encoding of picture images  
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Acoustic Encoding   show
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show The encoding of meaning, including the meaning of words  
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show Mental pictures; a powerful aid to effortful processing, especially when combined with semantic encoding  
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Mnemonics   show
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show Organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically  
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Ionic Memory   show
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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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Long Term Potentiation (LTP)   show
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show The loss of memory  
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show Retention independent of conscious recollection. Also called procedural memory  
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Explicit Memory   show
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show A neural center located in the limbic system that helps process explicit memories for storage  
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show A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill in the blank test  
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Recognition   show
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Relearning   show
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Priming   show
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Mood Congruent Memory   show
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Proactive Interference   show
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Retroactive Inference   show
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show In psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories  
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Misinformation Effect   show
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Source Amnesia   show
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