Key Terms for Topic on Memory Flashcards

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What is absentmindedness?

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Lapses in memory that are caused by breaks in attention or our focus being somewhere else

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What is amnesia?

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Loss of long-term memory that occurs as the result of disease, physical trauma, or psychological trauma

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What is anterograde amnesia?

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Loss of memory for events that occur after the brain trauma

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What is chunking?

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Organizing information into mangeable bits of chunks

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What is construction?

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Formulation of new memories

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What is false memory syndrome?

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Recall of false autobiographical memories

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What is flashbulb memory?

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Exceptionally clear recollection of an important event

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What is forgetting?

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Loss of information from long-term memory

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What is long-term memory (LTM)?

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Continuous storage of information

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What is memory?

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Set of processes used to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods of time

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What is a memory-enhancing strategy?

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Technique to help make sure information goes from short-term memory to long-term memory

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What is a mnemonic device?

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Memory aids that help organize information for encoding

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What is procedural memory?

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Type of long-term memory for making skilled actions, such as how to brush your teeth, how to drive a car, and how to swim

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What is recall?

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Accessing information without cues

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What is recognition?

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Identifying previously learned information after encountering it again, usually in response to a cue

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What is reconstruction?

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Process of bringing up old memories that might be distorted by new information

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What is relearning?

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Learning information that was previously learned

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What is rehearsal?

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Repetition of information to be remembered

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What is retrieval?

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Act of getting information out of long-term memory storage and back into conscious awareness

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What is retrograde amnesia?

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Loss of memory for events that occurred prior to brain trauma

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What is the self-reference effect?

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Tendency for an individual to have better memory for information that relates to oneself in comparison to material that has less personal relevance

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What is semantic encoding?

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Input of words and their meaning

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What is semantic memory?

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Type of declarative memory about words, concepts, and language-based knowledge and facts

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What is short-term memory (STM)?

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Holds about seven bits of information before it is forgotten or stored, as well as information that has been retrieved and is being used

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What is storage?
Creation of a permanent record of information
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What is suggestibility?
Effects of misinformation from external sources that leads to the creation of false memories
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What is transience?
Memory error in which unused memories fade with the passage of time
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What is sensory memory?
Storage of brief sensory events, such as sights, sounds, and tastes