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8717773641Ebbinghaus CurveImmediate drop in retention, then levels off.0
8717811804Massed PracticeStudying for a long period the day before.1
8717823327Distributed PracticePracticing daily for short periods of time.2
8717840675Serial Postion EffectThe tendency of a person to recall the first and last items in a list middle is the worst.3
8717863535Testing EffectTesting an indivual's memory makes the memory stronger and easier to retrieve.4
8717874715Primacy EffectThe tendency for the 1st items presented in a series to be remembered better or more easily.5
8717890436Recency EffectThis is the principal that the most recently presented items or experiences will most likely be remembered best.6
8717924507Iconic MemoryBeing able to visualize something that you've seen and being able to describe it.7
8717934764Echoic MemorySounds that remind you of a memory.8
8717955786Long Term Potention (LTP)A persistent increase in synaptic strength following high frequency stimulation of a chemical synapse.9
8717973220Flashbulb memoryA clear memory of a emotionally significant moment or event.10
8717981757Implicit MemoryRetention independent of conscious recollection. This uses past experiences to remember things without thinking of them.11
8718050098Explicit MemoryMemories of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and declare.12
8718064018PrimingThe activation often unconsciously of particular associations in memory.13
8718081220State Dependent MemoryInformation is better remembered when someone is in the same state as they were in the memory.14
8718111379Mood Congruent MemoryWhen humans store memories they do not only store the event but they also store a memory of the mood they were in at the time.15
8718140814Proactive InterferenceThe disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information. (Old gets mixed with the new) (Cell phone)16
8718153744Retroactive InterferenceThe disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information. (New gets mixed with old) (Ex-boyfriend)17
8718179444Misinformation EffectIncorporating misleading information into one's memory of an event.18
8718277396ConceptsA mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people.19
8719960333PrototypesA mental image or best example of a category.20
8719972084Availability HeursticsWhat the media or what is being shown to you causes you think that way.21
8720004785Representative HeursticsStereotypes about the topic.22
8720305552Confirmation BiasA tendency to search for information that supports our perceptions and ignore or distort contradictory evidence.23
8720322735FixationThe inability to see a problem from a fresh prospective. This impedes problem solving.24
8720336764Mental SetA tendency to approach a problem in one particular way, often a way that has been successful in the past.25
8718272217Functional fixednessA tendency to see objects as only working a particular way.26
8720367671Belief PerseveranceThe tendency to cling on to beliefs even after they were proven wrong.27
8720401663Convert ThinkingNarrows the available problem solutions to determine the single best solution .28
8720422621Divergent ThinkingExpands the number of possible problem solutions.29
8720431971FramingThe way an issue is posed; how an issue is framed can significantly affect decisions and judgements.30

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