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5633529296implicit memoryretention independent of conscious recollection0
5633534185explicit memorymemory of facts and experiences that one van consciously know and declare1
5633555382hippocampusneural center that is located in the limbic center2
5688261028recalla measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier fill in the blank test3
5688284466recognitionmeasure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned multiple choice test4
5688294866relearningmeasure of memory that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material a second time5
5688307636primingactivation, often unconsciously of particular associations in memory6
5688317787deja vuthe eerie sense of "ive experienced this before"7
5688333028mood congruent memorytendency to recall experiences that are consistent with ones current good or bad mood8
5688353741proactive interferencedisruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information9
5688371783retroactive interferencedisruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information10
5688382944repressionpsychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness, anxiety arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories11
5688406727misinformation effectincorporating misleading information into ones memory of an event12
5688419677source amnesiaattributing to the wrong source, an event we have experienced, heard about, read about, or imagined13
5703739692Absent mindednesssin of forgetting, inattention to details leads to encoding failure, our mind is elsewhere when we lay down the car keys14
5703793053transciencesin of forgetting, storage decay over time, after we part ways with former classmates, unused information fades15
5703815772blockingsin of forgetting, inaccessibility of stored information, ( ex when something is on the tip of your tongue )16
5703837534misattributionsin of distortion, confusing the source of information (putting words in someone elses mouth)17
5703861464suggestibilitythe lingering effects of misinformation (did mr jones touch your private parts? later becomes a childs false memory )18
5703886854biasSin of distribution, belief colored recollections (current feelings towards a friend may color our recalled initial feelings19
5703905488persistencesin of intrusion, unwanted memories (being haunted by images of sexual assault)20

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