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1
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Gathering information and putting it in a form that can be held in memory

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Encoding

2
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Holding the encoded information in the brain over time

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Storage

3
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Accessing and pulling out the stored information at a later time

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Retrieval

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Imperfections can occur in the process of storage. Our ___ ___, which is the biochemical representation of our experience in the brain, appears to deteriorate with time

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memory trace

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It is harder for people to recognize the faces of people outside their own racial group than it is for people to recognize the faces of people within their racial group.

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Cross-Race Effect

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If eyewitnesses see a perpetrator holding a gun or a knife, their ability to recognize the assailant is impaired

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Weapon focus effect

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The biochemical representation of our experience in the brain

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Memory Trace