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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

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estimating the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory; presume events are common

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representativeness heuristic

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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

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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

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the inability to see a problem from a new perspective

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CONFIMATION BIAS

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a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence

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INSIGHT

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a sudden realization of a problem’s solution

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heuristics

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simple thinking strategy that allows us to solve problems more efficiently (mental shortcut)

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algorithm

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a step-by-step procedure that guarantees solving a problem

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divergent thinking

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expands the number of possible problem solutions, considering many options

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convergent thinking

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narrowing solutions to a single best solution

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cognition

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all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating

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deja vu

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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

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faulty memory for how, when, or where information was learned or imagined

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misinformation effect

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incorporating misleading information into one’s memory of an event

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reconsolidation

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a process in which previously stored memories, when retrieved, are potentially altered before being stored again

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repression

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keeping distressing thoughts and feelings buried in the unconscious

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retroactive interference

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the disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information

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proactive interference

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the disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information

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effortful processing

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encoding that requires attention and conscious effort

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retrograde amnesia

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an inability to retrieve information from one’s past

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anterograde amnesia

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an inability to form new memories

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serial position effect

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our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list

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mood congruent memory

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

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babbling stage

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4 months; make noises that are unrelated

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one word stage

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1-2 years; speaks single words

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two word stage

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18 months; learn new word per day

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aphasia

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inability to speak

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telegraphic speech

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child speaks like a telegram using mostly nouns and verbs (go car)

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chunking

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organizing items into familiar, manageable units

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broca’s area

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Controls language expression

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echoic memory

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a momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli

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iconic memory

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a momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli

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implicit memory (nondeclarative)

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learned skills or associations in long term memory (unconcious)

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explicit memory (declarative)

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facts/experiences from long term memory (requires effort and attention)

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working memory

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active maintenance of information in short-term storage

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automatic processing

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unconscious encoding of incidental information

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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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short term memory

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activated memory that holds a few items briefly before stored or forgotten

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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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retrieval

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the process of getting information out of memory storage (pull out)

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Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin

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proposed the classic three-stage processing model of memory

sensory memory, long term memory, short term memory

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parallel processing

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the processing of many aspects of a problem simultaneously

60
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storage

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the process of retaining encoded information over time (organize)

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encoding

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the processing of new information into the memory system (put in)

62
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Ebbinghaus

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nonsense syllables

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