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encoding

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the processing of information into the memory system

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visual encoding

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the encoding of picture images

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acoustic encoding

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the encoding of sound

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semantic encoding

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the encoding of meaning

**retains the most information

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hippocampus

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processes explicit memory for storage

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effortful processing

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encoding that requires conscious effort and attention

ie riding a bike

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automatic processing

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unconscious encoding of incidental info and of well learned info
ie where you ate yesterday

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rehearsal

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conscious repetition of info

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mnemonics

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memory aids, usually used as organizational devices

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chunking

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organizing items into familiar, manageable units

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spacing effect

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information is better retained when learned over a period of time

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serial position effect

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our tendency to best recall the last (recency effect) and first (primacy effect) items on a list

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storage

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the retention of encoded info over time

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sensory memory

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the immediate, initial recording of sensory info in the memory system

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iconic memory

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momentary visual sensory memory; lasts no more than a few tenths of a second

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echoic memory

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momentary auditory memory; sounds and words can be recalled within 3-4 seconds

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short term memory (working)

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activated memory that holds a few items briefly before the info is stored or forgotten
lasts about 20 sec can contain 5-9 items
important info goes to long term

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long term memory

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the relatively permanent and unlimited storehouse of memory system

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explicit (aka Declarative) memory

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memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and “declare”

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semantic memory

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facts and general knowledge

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episodic memory

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personally experienced events

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prospective memory

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remembering to do something in the future

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implicit (aka procedural) memory

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retention without conscious recollection (such as skills)

cerebellum plays a role

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flashbulb memories

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a clear memory of an emotionally significant event

hormones released during emotional moments enhance the memory creation

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storing memories

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memories are stored all throughout the brain

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long term potentiation (LTP)

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increase in a synapse’s firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation; the neural basis for learning and memory

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retrieval

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the process of getting information out of memory storage

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priming

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the activation of particular associations in memory
ie “when i hear ____, I think of ____”
Mnemonic devices

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context effects

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we remember better when we are in the same context as when we originally learned the info

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Deja Vu

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probably just cues from the current situation triggering retrieval of an earlier experience

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mood congruent memory

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the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one’s mood

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recall

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a measure of memory in which a person must retrieve info learned earlier without reference
ie list presidents
essay, short answer, fill in the blank

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recognition

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a measure of memory in which one need only identify items previously learned
ie list the presidents while using a picture
multiple choice

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failure to encode

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sometimes we fail to encode because there is just too much information and we don’t notice small details

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hermann ebbinghous study / curve of forgetting

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learned lists of nonsense syllables (dak, bax, etc.) then measured how much he remembered from 20 mins to 30 days later
(lose a lot of info right away and then there’s a leveling off)

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amnesia

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the loss of memory

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anterograde amnesia

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inability to create memories

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retrograde amnesia

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inability to recall memories

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proactive interference

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disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new info
PeDaL: Prior Disrupts Later
ie calling your new gf by your old gf’s name

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retroactive interference

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disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old info

ie you call your old gf by your new gf’s name

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repression

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a basic defense mechanism that banishes anxiety arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories from consciousness

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misinformation effect

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incorporating misleading information into one’s memory of an event

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imagination effect

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repeatedly imagining non existent actions and events can create false memories

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polygraphs

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compare physiological responses between “control” and “relevant” questions

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source amnesia

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attributing to the wrong source an event we have experienced, heard about, read about, or imagined

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phoneme

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the smallest distinctive sound units

we have trouble pronouncing phonemes of other langages

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morpheme

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the smallest unit that carries meaning, may be a word or part of a word (such as a prefix)

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grammar

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a system of rules that enables us to communicate with and understand others

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(deep) semantics

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the set of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes, words, and sentences in a given language

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(surface) syntax

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the rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences in a given language

51
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how many words does the average high school graduate know?

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60,000

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babbling stage

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first occurs around 4 months of age
the infant spontaneously utters various sounds at first unrelated to the household language
resembles household language around 10 months

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one-word stage

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first occurs around 12 months of age

child mostly speaks in single words

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two-word stage

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first occurs around 24 months of age
child mostly speaks in two word statements
after this, child will rapidly begin formulating sentences

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Noam Chomsky’s Theory of Inborn Universal Grammar

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believed humans had a “language acquisition device” (biological predisposition) to develop language (NATURE)

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B.F. Skinner’s Theory of Operant Learning

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believed humans learn language through operant conditioning and social learning (NURTURE)

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Whorf’s Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis (aka linguistic determinism)

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the idea that language determines the way we think

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cognition

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

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metacognition

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the ability to analyze your own thoughts

includes the way we create concepts, solve problems, make decisions, and form judgments

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concept

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a mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people

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prototypes

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a mental image or best example of a concept

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algorithms

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a methodical, logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem

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heuristics

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a rule-of-thumb strategy that often allows us to make judgments and solve problems efficiently (speedier but error prone)

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insight

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a sudden and novel realization of the solution to the problem

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artificial intelligence

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the science of designing computer systems to perform operations that mimic human thinking

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what can computers do better than humans?

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manipulate huge amounts of data, retrieve detailed information from memory, make decisions using specified rules

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what are computers worse at than humans?

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computers can not fear, desire, have beliefs or other subjective mental states

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Animal cognition

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animals think, are culturally diverse, and exhibit language

smartest animals are the equivalent to 2 year old humans

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hindsight bias

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the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it

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confirmation bias

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a tendency to search for information the confirms one’s perception

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fixation

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the inability to see a problem from a new perspective

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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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functional fixedness

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the tendency to think of things only in terms of their usual functions

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framing

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the way an issue is posed; how an issue is framed can significantly affect decisions and judgments

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belief perseverance

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clinging to initial conceptions after the basis on which they were formed has been discredited

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overconfidence

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the tendency to be more confident than correct

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barnum effect

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the tendency for people to believe very vague or general characterizations of themselves

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representativeness heuristic

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a rule of thumb for judging the likelihood of things in terms of how well they seem to represent, or match, particular prototypes

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availability heuristic

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estimating the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory

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