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memory

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

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alzheimers disease

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begins as difficulty remembering new information, and progresses into an inability to do everyday tasks

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recall

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-retrieving information
-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

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

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relearning

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-learning something more quickly
-a measure of memory that asses the amount of time saved when learning material again

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overlearning

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addition rehearsal of verbal information which increases retention

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encoding

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the process of getting information into the memory system

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storage

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the process of retaining encoded information over time

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retrieval

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the process of getting information out of memory storage

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parallel processing

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the brain’s natural mode of information processing for many functions

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sensory memory

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

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short-term memory

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activated memory that holds a few items briefly
-such as digits of a phone number

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long-term memory

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the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system

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working memory

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a newer understanding of short-term memory that add conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual information and of information retrieved from long-term memory

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three stage memory model

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  1. we first record to-be-remembered information as a fleeting sensory
  2. we process information into short term memory where we encode it through rehearsal
  3. information moves into long term memory for later retrieval
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explicit memory

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retention of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and declare
-also called declarative memory

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effortful processing

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encoding that requires attention and conscious effort

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automatic processing

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unconscious encoding of incidental information such as space time and frequency and of well learned information such as word meanings

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implicit memory

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retention of learned skills or classically conditioned associations independent of conscious recollection
-nondeclarative memory

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iconic memory

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a momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli
-picture image memory lasting no more than a few tenths of a second

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echoic 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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chunking

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organizing items into familiar manageable units

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mnemonics

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

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peg-word system

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mnemonic that requires you to learn a jingle

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hierarchies
broad concepts divided into narrower concepts and facts
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spacing effect
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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distributed practice produces
better long term memory rather than massed practice (cramming)
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testing effect
enhanced memory after retrieving, rather than simply rereading information
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shallow processing
encoding on a basic level, based on the structure or appearance of words
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deep processing
encoding semantically, based on the meaning of the words -tends to yield the best retention
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semantic memory
explicit memory of facts and general knowledge -one of our two conscious memory systems
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episodic memory
explicit memory of personally experienced events -one of our two conscious memory systems
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hippocampus
a neural center located in the limbic system that helps process explicit memories
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memory consolidation
the neural storage of a long-term memory
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flashbulb memory
a clear, sustained memory of an emotionally significant moment or event
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long-term potentiation LTP
an increase in a cell's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation; a neural basis o learning and memory
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LTP is a physical basis for memory
-drugs that block LTP interfere with learning -drugs that mimic what happens during learning increase LTP -rats given a drug that enhanced LTP learned a maze with half the usual number of mistakes
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encoding specificity principle
the idea that cues and contexts specific to a particular memory will be most effective in helping us recall it
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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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serial position effect
the tendency to recall best the last (recency effect) and first (primacy effect) items in a list
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anterograde amnesia
an inability to form new memories
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retrograde amnesia
an inability to retrieve information from one's past
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reasons for forgetting
-encoding failure -storage decay -retrieval failure
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proactive interference
old learning disrupts new learning recall
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retroactive interference
new learning disrupts old learning recall
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repression
in psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories
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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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misinformation effect
occurs when misleading information has distorted one's memory of an event
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source amnesia
faulty memory for how, when, or where information was learned or imagined
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deja vu
that eerie sense that "i've experienced this before"
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cognition
all the mental activates associated with thinking, knowing revering, and communicating
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concept
a mental group of similar objects, events, ideas, or people
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prototype
a mental image or best example of a category
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creativity
the ability to produce new and valuable ideas
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convergent thinking
narrowing the available problem solutions to determine the single best solution
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divergent thinking
expanding the number of possible problem solution
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algorithm
a methodical, logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problems
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heuristics
a simple thinking strategy that often allows us to make judgments and solve problems efficiently
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insight
a sudden realization of a problems solution -contrasts with strategy-based solutions
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confirmation bias
a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence
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fixation
the inability to see a problem from a new perspective
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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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intuition
an effortless immediate automatic feeling or thought as contrasted with explicit conscious reasoning
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representativeness heuristic
estimating likelihood of events in terms of how well they match our prototypes
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availability heuristic
estimating the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory -if instances come to mind easily
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overcondfidence
the tendency to be more confident than correct and overestimate the accuracy of our beliefs and judgements
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belief perseverance
clinging to one's initial conceptions after the basis on which they were formed has been discredited
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framing
the way an issue is posed
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language
our spoken, written or signed words and the ways we combine them to communicate meaning
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phoneme
the smallest distinctive sound unit - to say bat, english speakers use "b" "a" "t" phoneme
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morpheme
the smallest unit that carries meaning -prefix or part of a word
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grammar
a system of rules that enables us to communicate with an understand others
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semantics
the languages set of rules for deriving meaning from sounds
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syntax
set of rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences
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babbling stage
starts around 4 months and infant spontaneously utters various sounds at first
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one word stage
starts around one year where child speaks in mostly single words
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two word stage
beginning about age 2, the stage in speech development during which a child mostly speaks in two-word statements
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telegraphic speech
early speech stage in which a child speaks like a telegram using mostly nouns and verbs -"go car"
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aphasia
impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage to broca area or Wernicke's area
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brocas area
helps to control language expression -in the front lobe, left hemispherew
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wernickes area
a brain area involved in language comprehension and expression -usually in the left temporal lobe
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linguistic determinism
the strong form of Whorf's hypothesis --> language controls the way we think and interpret the world around us
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linguistic influence
the ideas that language affects thought thus our thinking and world view is relative to our cultural language
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sins of forgetting
Transience Absent-mindedness Blocking Misattribution Suggestibility Bias Persistence
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transcience
memories gradually fade over time
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absent mindedness
forgetting caused by lapses in attention
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blocking
forgetting when a memory cannot be retrieved because of interference
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suggestibility
the process of memory distortion as the result of deliberate or inadvertent suggestion
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bias
the influence of personal beliefs, attitudes and experiences on memory
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persistence
a memory problem where unwanted memories cannot be put out of our mind

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