Memory

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The persistence of learning over time through the encoding, storage, and retrieval of information

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Memory

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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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Recall

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A measure of memory in which the person identifies items previously learned, as on a multiple-choice test.

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Recognition

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A measure of memory that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material again.

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Relearning

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The process of getting information into the memory system—for example, by extracting meaning.

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Encoding

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The process of retaining encoded information over time.

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Storage

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The process of getting information out of memory storage.

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Retrieval

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Processing many aspects of a stimulus or problem simultaneously.

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Parallel Processing

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The immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system.

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Sensory Memory

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Briefly activated memory of a few items (such as digits of a phone number while calling) that is later stored or forgotten.

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Short term memory

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The relatively permanent and limitless archive of the memory system. Includes knowledge, skills, and experiences.

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Long term memory

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A newer understanding of short-term memory; conscious, active processing of both incoming sensory information, and information retrieved from long-term memory

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Working memory

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Retention of facts and experiences that we can consciously know and “declare.” (Also called declarative memory.)

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Explicit memory

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Encoding that requires attention and conscious effort.

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Effortful processing

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Unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and frequency, and of familiar or well-learned information, such as sounds, smells, and word meanings.

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Automatic Processing

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Retention of learned skills or classically conditioned associations independent of conscious recollection. (Also called nondeclarative memory.)

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Implicit Memory

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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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Iconic Memory

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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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Echoic Memory

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Organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically.

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Chunking

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Memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices

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Mnemonics

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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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Spacing effect

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Enhanced memory after retrieving, rather than simply rereading, information. Also sometimes referred to as a retrieval practice effect or test-enhanced learning.

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Testing effect

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Encoding on a basic level, based on the structure or appearance of words.

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Shallow processing

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Encoding semantically, based on the meaning of the words; tends to yield the best retention.

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Deep processing

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Explicit memory of facts and general knowledge; one of our two conscious memory systems (the other is episodic memory).

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Semantic memory

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Explicit memory of personally experienced events; one of our two conscious memory systems (the other is semantic memory).

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Episodic memory

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A neural center located in the limbic system; helps process explicit (conscious) memories—of facts and events—for storage.

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Hippocampus

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The neural storage of a long-term memory.

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Memory Consolidation

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A clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event.

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Flashbulb memory

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An increase in a nerve cell’s firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation; a neural basis for learning and memory.

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Long-term potential (LTP)

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The activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory.

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Priming

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The idea that cues and contexts specific to a particular memory will be most effective in helping us recall it.

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Encoding Specificity Principle

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The tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one’s current good or bad mood.

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Mood-congruent memory

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Our tendency to recall best the last (recency effect) and first (primacy effect) items in a list.

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Serial position effect

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Explicit memory of facts and general knowledge; one of our two conscious memory systems (the other is episodic memory).

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Semantic memory

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Explicit memory of personally experienced events; one of our two conscious memory systems (the other is semantic memory)

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Episodic memory