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| 8075980187 | memory | the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information. | 0 | |
| 8075986674 | Encoding | the process of getting information into the memory system. | 1 | |
| 8075990210 | Storage | The retention of encoded information over time. | 2 | |
| 8075992099 | Retrieval | The process of getting information out of memory storage. | 3 | |
| 8075998892 | Effortful processing | Encoding information using attention and conscious rehearsal. | 4 | |
| 8076005791 | Acoustic encoding | Using the sounds of things to get information into your memory. | 5 | |
| 8076034200 | Visual encoding | Using mental pictures to get information into your memory. | 6 | |
| 8076034201 | Semantic encoding | Using the meaning (facts, school related info.) of things to get information into your memory. | 7 | |
| 8076040439 | Level of processing | Determines how well or how long information is stored in memory. | 8 | |
| 8076043570 | Shallow processing | Encoding by superficial characteristics | 9 | |
| 8076046518 | Deep processing | Encoding based on meaning | 10 | |
| 8076068419 | Maintenance rehearsal | mechanical repetition of information in order to keep from forgetting it. | 11 | |
| 8076071411 | Elaborative rehearsal | Remembering new information by relating it to information you already know. | 12 | |
| 8076080223 | Short-term memory | Also known as working memory - holds information for up to 30 seconds and has room for 7 slots. | 13 | |
| 8076091684 | Mnemonics | a memory aid that relies on reorganization of information for easy retrieval | 14 | |
| 8076095897 | Priming | An awareness of something because of exposure to a certain event or experience. | 15 | |
| 8076110412 | Flashbulb memories | Vivid, long lasting and highly detailed memories | 16 | |
| 8079448014 | Mood congruent memory | If we are happy, we will remember happy events. If we are sad, we have a tendency to remember sad events. | 17 | |
| 8079462918 | George Miller | Came up with the Magic 7. STM holds about 7 (+ or - 2) items. | 18 | |
| 8079470506 | Chunking | Organizing items into familiar, manageable units. | 19 | |
| 8079482454 | Explicit memories | Knowledge of facts and figures | 20 | |
| 8079485070 | Implicit Memories | Habits and motor behaviors - knowing HOW. | 21 | |
| 8108995805 | Decay (Trace) Theory | Memories gradually face and deteriorate over time. | 22 | |
| 8109000844 | Ebbinghaus | Known for his "curve" of forgetting and the rate at which it happens. | 23 | |
| 8109023295 | Spacing effect | Letting as much time pass as possible between the first and second time you study a topic. | 24 | |
| 8109029179 | Retroactive interference | New information blocks old information | 25 | |
| 8109031292 | Proactive interference | Old information blocks out new information | 26 | |
| 8109036543 | Serial position effect | Tendency to recall items at the start or end of a list better than items in the middle of the list. | 27 | |
| 8109039871 | Primacy effect | Tendency to recall items better when they are learned first | 28 | |
| 8109042179 | Recency effect | Tendency to recall items better when they are learned last | 29 | |
| 8109049715 | Retrieval Theory | Forgetting is the result of a failure to access stored memory | 30 | |
| 8109053608 | Recall | You must retrieve information from your memory (no help) | 31 | |
| 8109055485 | Recognition | You must identify the target from possible options. | 32 | |
| 8109061483 | Retrograde amnesia | Forgetting the period leading up to an event | 33 | |
| 8109063131 | Anterograde amnesia | Memory loss of events after the trauma | 34 | |
| 8109523878 | Long term potentiation | Synaptic connections strengthened by repeated stimulation and neural firings. | 35 | |
| 8109531519 | Elizabeth Loftus | Psychologist known for studying false memories and the misinformation effect. | 36 |
