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| The persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information | ||
| A clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event | ||
| The processing of information into the memory system | ||
| The retention of encoded information over time | ||
| The process of getting information out of memory storage | ||
| The immediate, initial recording of sensory information in the memory system | ||
| Activated memory that holds a few items briefly before the information is stored or forgotten | ||
| The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system | ||
| Unconscious encoding of incidental information and of well-learned information | ||
| Encoding that requires attention and conscious effort | ||
| The conscious repetition of information, either to maintain it in consciousness or to encode it for storage | ||
| The tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long-term retention than is achieved through massed study or practice | ||
| Our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list | ||
| The encoding of picture images | ||
| The encoding of sound, especially the sound of words | ||
| The encoding of meaning, including the meaning of words | ||
| Mental pictures - a powerful aid to effortful processing, especially when combined with semantic encoding | ||
| Memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices | ||
| Organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically | ||
| A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli | ||
| A momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli | ||
| An increase in a synapse's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation - believed to be the neural basis for learning and memory | ||
| The loss of memory | ||
| Retention independent of conscious recollection | ||
| Memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and "declare" | ||
| A neural center located in the limbic system that helps process explicit memories for storage | ||
| A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier | ||
| A measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned | ||
| A memory measure that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second time | ||
| The activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory | ||
| That eerie sense that "I've experienced this before" - cues from the current situation may subconsciously trigger retrieval of an earlier experience | ||
| The tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood | ||
| The disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information | ||
| The disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information | ||
| In psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that basishes from conscousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories | ||
| Incorporating misleading information into one's memory of an event | ||
| Attributing to the wrong source an event that we have experienced, heard about, read about, or imagined |
