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memory

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learning that persists over time

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recall

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a measure of memory in which a person must retrieve information learned earlier, a short answer

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recognition

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

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relearning

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

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encoding

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getting information into memory

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retrieval

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getting information back out again

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storage

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the process of retaining encoded information over time

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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 storage house of the memory system

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short term memory

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activated memory that holds items brief, such as seven digits of a phone number when calling

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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 spatial information

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effortful processing

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encoding that requires attention and conscious effort

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automatic processing

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unconscious encoding of incidental information such as space, time, word meanings

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implicit memory

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retention of learned skills or classically conditioned associations

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explicit memory

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

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iconic memory

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a momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli, picture memory

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echoic memory

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a momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli, sounds, or words

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chunking

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organizing into familiar, manageable units

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mnemonics

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memory aids that make use of imagery and organization

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spacing effect

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distributing practice over time improves long-term memory

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testing effect

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repeated self-testing improves learning

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shallow processing

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encoding on a basic level based on the structure and appearance of words

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deep processing

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encoding based on the meaning of words

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self reference effect

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you will remember things that have personal meaning to you

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memory consolidation

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the neural storage of a long-term memory

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hippocampus

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a neural center located in the limbic system

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flashbulb memory

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a clear memory of an emotional event

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cerebellum

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memory for skills, implicit

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basal ganglia

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helps process procedural memories

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long term potentiation

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an increase in cell firing potential after brief rapid stimulation

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state-dependent memory

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we are more likely to remember something when we are in the same chemical, or physical state as when it occurred

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mood congruent memory

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our current mood affects what we remember, happy=happy memories

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rosy retrospection

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we tend to remember events more positively than they were when they occurred

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serial position effect

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we tend to remember the first and last items in a list the best

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anterograde amnesia

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inability to form new memories

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retrograde amnesia

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inability to recall past, forget names

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proactive interference

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old learning affects new learning

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retroactive interference

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new learning affects old learning

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next in line effect

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failure to remember what the person who spoke right before you said

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memory construction

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we change memories or create inaccurate memories

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misinformation effect

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memories changed based on later information

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source amnesia

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remembering correctly but attributing the memory to the wrong source

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priming

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the activation, often unconsciously, of particular associates in memory

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encoding specificity principle

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the ideas that ques and contexts specific to a particular memory will be most effective in helping us recall it

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reconsolidation

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

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rehearsal

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Repetition of a piece of information to keep it within your active short-term memory

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semantic encoding

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when a word, phrase, picture, etc. is encoded on the basis of meaning rather than the sound or vision of it

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procedural memory

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type of memory that we use to do everyday tasks like tying our shoes

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infantile amnesia

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the inability of adults to recollect early episodic memories

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amygdala

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part of the brain that regulates memory consolidation or the process of turning memory into long-term memory

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deja vu

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eerie sense that “I’ve experienced this before” cues from the current situation may subconsciously trigger retrieval of earlier experiences

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cognition

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all forms of knowing, remembering, deciding, planning, problem solving, communicating ideas

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concept

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the mental representation of related things

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prototype

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representation of the most typical member of a category

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algorithm

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step by step procedure

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heuristic

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rule of thumb strategies

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insight

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sudden, often novel realization of a solution

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confirmation bias

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the tendency to search for information that confirms our beliefs (ignoring disconfirming evidence)

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fixation

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inability to see a problem from a different perspective

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mental set

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tendency to approach a problem in a particular way, especially one that has worked before

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functional fixedness

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the tendency to perceive the functions of objects as fixed or unchanging

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representativeness heuristic

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judging the likelihood of an event based on how well it matches your prototype/stereotype

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availability heuristic

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judging the likelihood of an event based on its availability in memory

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framing

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the way an issue is posed

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belief perseverance

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clinging to existing beliefs even after they have been discredited by evidence

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creativity

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the ability to produce ideas that are both novel and valuable

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convergent thinking

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one possible answer

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divergent thinking

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many possible answers

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language

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spoken, written, gestured words and they way we combine to think or communicate

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phonemes

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basic sounds of a language, ch,a

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morphemes

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the smallest unit which carries meaning, un, pre

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semantics

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used to derive meaning, ed=past

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syntax

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rules for putting words in order

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babbling stage

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earliest stage of talking, 2-12 months, ah goo

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one word stage

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second level of infancy speech, 1-2 years, ma

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two-word stage/telegraphic speech

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the third stage of infancy speech, 2+ years, want juice

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aphasia

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language disorder that affects hwo you communicate

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intuition

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the ability to understand something immediately

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overconfidence

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the tendency to be more confident than correct and to overestimate the accuracy of our beliefs and judgments

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grammar

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The set of rules governing how symbols in a given language are used to form meaningful expressions

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linguistic determination

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the concept that language and its structures limit and determine human knowledge or thought, as well as thought processes such as categorization, memory, and perception

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