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5763101900MemoryThe persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information0
5763101901Encodingprocessing of getting information *into* the memory system1
5763101902Storage*Maintaining* encoded information in memory over time.2
5763101903Retrievalprocess by which stored information is *recovered* from long term memory3
5763101904Atkinson and ShiffrinInformation Processing Model -- to encode, store and retrieve4
5763101906Sensory MemoryThe first stop for external events. A split second holding tank for incoming sensory information.5
5763101907Short Term MemoryThe stage of memory where information is stored for up to 30 seconds prior to either being forgotten or transferred to long term memory.6
5763101908Long Term MemoryRelatively permanent and limitless storage of memory.7
5763101909Baddeleya psychologist who introduced a newer understanding of short term memory that provided evidence for four components of working memory (phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad, the central executive, and the episodic buffer)8
5763101910Working Memorytaking in new information, processing it, and matching it to previous memories in order to make sense of it all9
5763101911Phonological LoopAn area of working memory that stores a limited number of sounds received from the echoic memory for up to two seconds unless information is rehearsed.10
5763101914Explicit MemorySome information that we encode is put there purposefully. We are actively engaged and want to remember it11
5763101915Implicit MemorySome information that we encode happens without much effort and enters into storage almost automatically12
5763101916Non Declarative Memoryprocedural memory, classical conditioning, priming13
5763101917Declarative MemoryIt refers to memories which can be consciously recalled such as facts and events.14
5763101918Semantic MemoryA subdivision of declarative memory that stores general knowledge, including the meanings of words and concepts.15
5763101920Procedural Memorymemory for skills, including perceptual, motor, and cognitive skills required to complete tasks16
5763101921Primersthe activation of particular associations in memory, by a keyword or some other type of sensory input17
5763101922Parallel Processingprocessing multiple types of information at the same time18
5763101923Automatic Processingunconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and frequency, and of well-learned information, such as word meaning19
5763101924Effortful / Deep Processingencoding that requires attention and conscious effort; (ex. studying - what you're doing right now)20
5763101925Shallow Processingencoding on a basic level based on the structure or appearance of words21
5763101927Recallmemory is the ability to retrieve exact information learned at an earlier time22
5763101926Elaborate RehearsalRepetition that creates associations between the new memory and the existing memory23
5763101928Recognitiona measure of memory in which a person only needs to identify items previously learned24
5763101929Relearningthe principle that if you've learned something and forgot it, you probably will learn the material more easily the second time25
5763101931Spacing Effectrehearsal of information with spaced breaks between sessions26
5763101932EbbinhausThe course of forgetting is initially rapid, that levels off with time27
5763101933Iconic MemoryThe visual information that we are working with temporarily28
5763101934Acoustic MemoryThe processing and encoding of sounds , words and other auditory input29
5763101935ChunkingOrganizing items into smaller, more familiar and manageable units30
5763101936Mnemonicslearning aids, strategies, and devices that improve recall through the use of retrieval cues31
5763101937AcronymMaking a word from the first letters of the words that we are to remember32
5763101938Amygdala (Episodic Memory)Emotional Memory- triggers stress hormones that influence memory formation33
5763101919Episodic MemoryA type of explicit or declarative memory that consists of personal experiences and events tied to particular times and places.34
5763101939CerebellumProcesses conditioned behaviors35
5763101940Hippocampus (Semantic Memory)Processes mostly factual information, names, images and spatial imagery, and verbal information36
5763101941Long Term Potentiationan increase in a neuron's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation. believed to be a neural basis for learning and memory37
5763101942Eric Kandelestablished that learning produces changes at the neuronal level, in turn facilitated by alterations in gene expression38
5763101943Engramphysical trace or etching of memory in the brain39
5763101945Frontal Lobekey for working memory and stores explicits memories for facts and information40
5763101946Flashbulb Memoriesdetailed recollections of when and where we heard about shocking events41
5763101947Eidetic Memoryphotographic memory42
5763101950State Dependent Theorywhat we learn in one emotional or physical state is sometimes more easily recalled when we are again in that same emotional state43
5763101951Mood Congruencyour current moods may bias our past memories44
5763101952Serial Position EffectWith rehearsal, be aware of your tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list45
5763101953Primacy EffectRecall is strongest for items at the beginning of a list.46
5763101954Recency Effectthe more accurate recall of items presented at the end of a series47
5763101955Anterograde Amnesiaan inability to form new memories damage to the Hippocampus48
5763101956Henry MollisonHe had complete anterograde amnesia, some retrograde, could still implicitly learn. Hippocampus removed for seizures.49
5763101957Retrograde AmnesiaAn inability to retrieve information from one's past.50
5763101959Daniel SchacterHarvard Psychologist thatspecified seven ways in which our memories fail us (three sins of omission(forgetting), three sins of commission(distortion), one sin of intrusion.51
5763101960Transienceforgetting over time (Ebbinhaus)52
5763101961Absent Mindednessinattention to detail leads to poor encoding, trivial storage, and often failed retrieval53
5763101962BlockingA failure to retrieve information that is available in memory even though you are trying to produce it54
5763101963Retroactive Interferenceoccurs when new information makes it harder to recall something you learned earlier55
5763101964Proactive Interferenceoccurs when something you learned earlier (an old memory) disrupts your ability to create a new memory56
5763101965PORNProactive - old info prevents you from remembering new Retroactive - new int prevents you from remembering old info57
5763101966MisattributionA memory fault that occurs when memories are retrieved but are associated with the wrong time, place, or person.58
5763101967Source Amnesiaoccurs when you attribute memories to things that you think you experienced, but in reality you incorporated things from others sources, like books or films59
5763101968Suggestibilityeffects of misinformation from external sources that leads to the creation of false memories60
5763101971Deja Vuthe eerie sense that"I've experienced this before." Cues from the current situation may subconsciously trigger retrieval of an earlier experience61
5763101972Elizabeth Loftusshowed how easily memories could be changed and falsely created by techniques such as leading questions and illustrating the inaccuracy in eyewitness testimony62
5763144433Echoic MemoryTemporary auditory information63
5763165089Rehearsalthe conscious repetition of information64
5763177815Testing EffectPracticing retrieval multiple times while encoding new material65
5763192437Acoustic MneumonicAcoustical encoding may also enhance the processing of other information by applying rhyme schemes, stories, songs, etc. to the information66
5763220383Visual Mneumonic (Method of Loci)Visual encoding may also enhance the processing of other information67
5763245382Basal Ganglia (Procedural Memory)Processes physical movements related to procedural skills68
5763275280Retrospective Memoryretrieving information from the past69
5763278455Prospective Memoryremembering to do something in the future70
5763315387Context Effectsthe tendency to remember information better and more accurately when you are in a physical setting that is similar to the one that you learned the information in the first place71
5763330592Age and Decay TheoryThe older we get, the less responsive the brain areas associated with encoding and retaining memory are.72
5763355962Repressiona basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories73
5767602755Misinformation Effecta person's existing memories can be altered if the person is exposed to misleading information or questions74
5767634743Amnesiasevere memory loss75
5767637473Alzheimersas plaques build in the brain and interfere with neural transmissions, memories cannot be formed or retrieved76

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