Psych Final - Memory Flashcards

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Sensation

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the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment

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Perception

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the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events

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Memory

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the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information

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Encoding

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the processing of information into the memory system—for example, by extracting meaning

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Storage

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the retention of encoded information over time

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Retrieval

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the process of getting information out of memory storage

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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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Long-term memory

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the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system. Includes knowledge, skills, and experiences

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Working memory

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a newer understanding of short-term memory that focuses on conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual-spatial information, and of information retrieved from long-term memory

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Automatic processing

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unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and frequency, and of well-learned information, such as word meanings

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Effortful processing

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encoding that requires attention and conscious effort

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Rehearsal

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the conscious repetition of information, either to maintain it in consciousness or to encode it for storage

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State-dependent memory

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ability to remember based on location as well as mental and physical state

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Iconic memory

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momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; a photographic or picture-image memory lasting no more than a few tenths of a second

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Spacing effect

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the tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long-term retention than is achieved through massed study or practice

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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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Imagery

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mental pictures; a powerful aid to effortful processing, especially when combined with encoding

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Mnemonic

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memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices

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Chunking

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organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically

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Hierarchies

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a way to move terms into your longterm memory by creating ways of organizing it

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Flashbulb memories

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a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event

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Amnesia

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the loss of memory

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Implicit memory

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retention independent of conscious recollection

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Explicit memory

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

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Rosy retrospection

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the tendency to remember things as better than they were

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Echoic memory

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a momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli; if attention is elsewhere, sounds and words can still be recalled within 3 or 4 seconds

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Recall

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a measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test

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Recognition

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a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned, as on a multiple-choice test

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Relearning

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a measure of memory that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second time

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Priming

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the activation, often unconsciously, of certain associations, thus predisposing one’s perception, memory, or response

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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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Proactive interference

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

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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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Repress

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

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Memory construction

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reconstructing memories based on things you are told, even though they didn’t happen

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Misinformation effect

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incorporating misleading information into one’s memory of an event

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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. (Also called source misattribution.) Source amnesia, along with the misinformation effect, is at the heart of many false memories