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THE PROCESS,
WHICH MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE INDIVIDUAL SOMETHING HE
HAS LEARNED PREVIOUSLY.

A

MEMORY

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THREE PHASES OF MEMORY

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ENCODES, STORES, and RETRIEVES INFORMATION

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THE PROCESS BY WHICH INFORMATION (NEW KNOWLEDGE) IS INITIALLY RECORDED IN A FORM USABLE TO MEMORY.

A

ENCODING (FIXATION)

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TWO ENCODING PROCESS THAT MAKE ENCODING MORE EFFECTIVE

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INFORMATION with EMOTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE & INFORMATION WITH ASSOCIATIONS TO THINGS ALREADY KNOWN

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MODELS OF MEMORY

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1) INFORMATION - PROCESSING MODEL

2) LEVELS - OF - PROCESSING MODEL

3) PARALLEL - DISTRIBUTED - PROCESSING MODEL

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ENHANCED MEMORY PERFORMANCE - BEGINNING OF THE SEQUENCE

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PRIMACY EFFECT

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ENHANCED MEMORY PERFORMANCE - END OF THE SEQUENCE

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RECENCY EFFECT

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THE STORING PROCESS

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RETENTION

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INFORMATION LEARNED EARLIER INTERERFERES WITH THE RECALL OF INFORMATION LEARNED LATER

OLD to NEW

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PROACTIVE INTERFERENCE

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NEW INFORMATION LEARNED INTERERFERES WITH THE RECALL OF INFORMATION LEARNED EARLIER

NEW to OLD

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RETROACTIVE INTERFERENCE

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MEANINGFUL UNITS OF INFORMATION THAT MAY VARY DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES

A

CHUNKS

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A LEARNING TECHNIQUE THAT INVOLVES BREAKING DOWN LARGE PIECES OF CONTENT INTO SMALLER CHUNKS

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CHUNKING

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THE PROCESS BY WHICH MATERIAL IN MEMORY STORAGE IS LOCATED, BROUGHT INTO AWARENESS, AND USED

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RETRIEVAL (REMEMBERING)

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THE PROCESS OF DRAWING FROM MEMORY A SPECIFIC PIECE OF INFORMATION FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE.

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RECALL

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THE INABILITY TO RECALL INFORMATION THAT ONE FULLY REALIZES ONE KNOWS

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TIP-OF-THE-TONGUE PHENOMENON

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A STIMULUS SUCH AS A WORD, SMELL, SOUND THAT GUIDES A PERSON THROUGH THE INFORMATION STORED IN MEMORY.

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RETRIEVAL CUE

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THE PROCESS OF ACKNOWLEDGING PRIOR EXPOSURE TO A GIVEN STIMULUS.

A

RECOGNITION

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THE PROCESS WHEREIN ONE REMEMBERS NOT ONLY A SPECIFIC EVENT, BUT ALSO ALL THE DETAILS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS EVENT WITH ITS SETTING IN TIME AND PLACE.

A

REDINTEGRATION

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VIVID VIEW OF PAST EVENTS (connected to REDINTEGRATION

A

FLASHBULB MEMORIES

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IT IS WHERE INFORMATION IS HELD WHILE IT IS CONSCIOUS AND
BEING USED

A

SHORT TERM MEMORY

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SIMPLE STORAGE OF INFORMATION

A

STM or SHORT TERM MEMORY

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INVOLVES MANIPULATION OF THE INFORMATION WITHIN STM

A

WORKING MEMORY

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THREE INTERRELATED SYSTEMS OF WORKING MEMORY

A

A CENTRAL EXECUTIVE, A VISUOSPATIAL SKETCHPAD, AND A PHONOLOGICAL LOOP

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STM CAN BE LOST THROUGH?

A

FAILURE TO REHEARSE, DECAY, INTERFERENCE BY SIMILAR INFORMATION, AND THE INTRUSION OF NEW INFORMATION INTO THE STM SYSTEM, WHICH PUSHES OLDER INFORMATION OUT.

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STM CAN BE LOST THROUGH?

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FAILURE TO REHEARSE, DECAY, INTERFERENCE BY SIMILAR INFORMATION, AND THE INTRUSION OF NEW INFORMATION INTO THE STM SYSTEM, WHICH PUSHES OLDER INFORMATION OUT.

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LTM (LONG TERM MEMORY)

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THE SYSTEM IN WHICH MEMORIES THAT ARE TO BE KEPT MORE OR LESS PERMANENTLY ARE STORED AND IS UNLIMITED IN CAPACITY AND RELATIVELY PERMANENT IN DURATION.

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NON-DECLARATIVE or IMPLICIT MEMORIES

A

MEMORIES FOR SKILLS, HABITS, AND CONDITIONED RESPONSES.

27
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MEMORIES FOR GENERAL FACTS AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND INCLUDE BOTH SEMANTIC MEMORIES AND EPISODIC MEMORIES

A

DECLARATIVE or EXPLICIT MEMORIES

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EVENTS EXPERIENCED BY A PERSON

A

EPISODIC MEMORY

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FACTS, GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

A

SEMANTIC MEMORY

30
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INCORPORATION OF INACCURATE INFORMATION INTO ACTUAL MEMORY

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MISINFORMATION EFFECT