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recall

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retrieving information known at a earlier time

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recognition

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identifying items previously learning (multiple choice)

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relearning

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learning quickly when learned a second time

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shallow processing

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encoding based on the structure or appearance of words

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deep processing

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encoding based on the meaning of the words

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semantic

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facts and general knowledge

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episodic

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experienced events

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hippocampus

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a subcortical structure that participates in memory

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memory consolidation

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the neural storage of a long-term memory

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flashbulb memory

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a clear, sustained memory of an emotionally significant moment or event

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priming

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the activation of particular associations in memory

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long term potentiation

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an increase in cells firing potential after brief, rapid, stimulation

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Benjamin Lee Whorf

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Famous for describing concept of “liguistic determinism”

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Noam Chomsky

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theorist who believed that humans have an inborn or “native” propensity to develop language

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Elizabeth Loftus

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researched misinformation effect in eyewitness testimonies

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linguistic influence

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the idea that language affects thought

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linguistic determination

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language determines the way we think

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wernicke’s area

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control language comprehension

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morpheme

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the smallest unit that carries meaning (prefixes)

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semantics

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selecting correct word for intended meaning

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phoneme

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smallest distinctive sound unit (that= th, a, t

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belief perseverance

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ignoring evidence thst proves our beleifs are wrong

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framing

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how an issue is framed can significantly affect decisions and judgments (gun safety vs gun control)

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overconfidence

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the tendency to be more confident than correct

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availability heuristic
estimating the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory; presume events are common
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representativeness heuristic
estimating the likelihood of events in terms of how well they seem to represent, or match, particular prototypes; may lead us to ignore other relevant information
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mental set
a tendency to approach a problem in one particular way, often a way that has been successful in the past
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fixation
the inability to see a problem from a new perspective
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CONFIMATION BIAS
a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence
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INSIGHT
a sudden realization of a problem's solution
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heuristics
simple thinking strategy that allows us to solve problems more efficiently (mental shortcut)
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algorithm
a step-by-step procedure that guarantees solving a problem
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divergent thinking
expands the number of possible problem solutions, considering many options
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convergent thinking
narrowing solutions to a single best solution
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cognition
all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
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deja vu
that eerie sense that "I've experienced this before." Cues from the current situation may subconsciously trigger retrieval of an earlier experience.
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source amnesia
faulty memory for how, when, or where information was learned or imagined
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misinformation effect
incorporating misleading information into one's memory of an event
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reconsolidation
a process in which previously stored memories, when retrieved, are potentially altered before being stored again
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repression
keeping distressing thoughts and feelings buried in the unconscious
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retroactive interference
the disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information
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proactive interference
the disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information
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effortful processing
encoding that requires attention and conscious effort
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retrograde amnesia
an inability to retrieve information from one's past
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anterograde amnesia
an inability to form new memories
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serial position effect
our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list
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mood congruent memory
the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood
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babbling stage
4 months; make noises that are unrelated
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one word stage
1-2 years; speaks single words
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two word stage
18 months; learn new word per day
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aphasia
inability to speak
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telegraphic speech
child speaks like a telegram using mostly nouns and verbs (go car)
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chunking
organizing items into familiar, manageable units
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broca's area
Controls language expression
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echoic memory
a momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli
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iconic memory
a momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli
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implicit memory (nondeclarative)
learned skills or associations in long term memory (unconcious)
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explicit memory (declarative)
facts/experiences from long term memory (requires effort and attention)
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working memory
active maintenance of information in short-term storage
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automatic processing
unconscious encoding of incidental information
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long term memory
the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system
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short term memory
activated memory that holds a few items briefly before stored or forgotten
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sensory memory
the immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system
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retrieval
the process of getting information out of memory storage (pull out)
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Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin
proposed the classic three-stage processing model of memory | sensory memory, long term memory, short term memory
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parallel processing
the processing of many aspects of a problem simultaneously
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storage
the process of retaining encoded information over time (organize)
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encoding
the processing of new information into the memory system (put in)
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Ebbinghaus
nonsense syllables

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