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Zä·kar’ meaning:

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“Will not remember”

2
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Memory is compared to a _______ rather than a _____.

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Theater, Movie

3
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Define Memory:

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Learning that has persisted over time

Info that has been stored and in many ways can be recalled

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What are the memory types:

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Explicit (Declaritive) Memory: Implicit (Non-decaritive) Memory:

(Memory tied to facts and (retention independent of

experiences) concious recollection.)
- Eposodic: -Procedural

(Tied to certian episodes. (How we do things)

of your life)

- Semantic

(Facts and general

knowledge that do

not depend on recalling

a memory)

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What are the two types of Sensory Memory:

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Iconic Memory: Perfect visual memory (lasts about 1/2 a second)

Echoing Memory: Auditory Stimuli (lasts 2-4 seconds)

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What are Mnemonics:

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Memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and orginizational devices. (ex. P.E.M.D.A.S.)

8
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What are the 3 reasons we forget:

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  1. Failure to Encode
  2. Failure to Retrieve
  3. Storage Decay
9
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Define Priming:

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Exposure to one stimulus influences a response to a subsequent stimulus, without concious guidance or intention.

10
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What are the Universal Primary Emotions:

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  1. Anger
  2. Sadness
  3. Happiness
  4. Disgust
  5. Fear
  6. Surprise
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What are the 4 stages of development:

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  • Sensorimotor Stage: Birth to 2
  • Pre-operational Stage: 2 to 7
  • Concrete Operational Stage: 7 to 12
  • Formal Operational Stage: 12 to Life
12
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Define Maturation:

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Biological growth process that enables orderly changes in behavior, relativity uninfluenced by experience.

13
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What is the Jean Piaget Theory:

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Humans go through specific stages of cognitive development and intellectual progression.

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Nature vs. Nurture:

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Nature: Nurture:

  • Genetics -Prenatal Chemical Factors
  • Postnatal Chemical Factors
  • General Experiential Factors
  • Individual Experiential Factors
  • Traumatic Factors
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Define Developmental Psychology:

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The study of our physical, cognitive, sacial, and emotional changes throughtout our whole lives - from prenatal to preteen to post retirement.

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What are the levels of encoding:

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Automatic- automatically encoded

Shalow Processing- encoding info based on auditory or visual levels, based on the sound, structure, or appearance of the word.

Deep Processing- encoded semantically, based on actual meaning associated with the word.

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Memory Retrieval:

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Recall: A measure of memory in which a person must retrieve info learned earlier.

Recognize: A measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned.

Relearn: A measure of memory that accesses the amount of time saved when learning material again.