Gifford AP Psychology- CH. 9 Memory

128398092	Memory	The persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information
128398093	Flashbulb Memory	A clear memory of an emotionally significant moment of event
128398094	Encoding	The processing of information into the memory system
128398095	Storage	The retention of encoded information over time
128398096	Retrieval	The process of getting information of memory storage
128398097	Sensory Memory	The immediate, initial recording of sensory information in the memory system
128398098	Short-term Memory	Activated memory that holds a few items briefly such asthe seven digits of a phone number when dialing, before the information is stored or forgotten
128398099	Long-term Memory	The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system
128398100	Working Memory	A similiar concept that focuses more on the processing of briefly stored information
128398101	Automatic Processing	Unconscious encoding of incidental information, and a well-learned information
128398102	Effortful processing	Encoding that requires attention and conscious effort
128398103	Rehearsal	The conscious repetition of information, either to maintain it in consciousness of to encode it for storage
128398104	Spacing Effect	The tendency for distributed study or practice to yield bettwe long-term retention than is achieved through massed study or pactice
128398105	Serial Position Effect	Our tendency to recall best the last and first item in a list
128398106	Sematic Encoding	The encoding of meaning
128398107	Acoustic Encoding	The encoding of sound, especially the sound of words
128398108	Visual Encoding	The encoding of picture images
128398109	Imagery	Mental pictures, a powerful aid to effortful processing
128398110	Mnemonics	Memory aids
128398111	Chunking	Organizing items into familiar, manageable units
128398112	Iconic Memory	A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli
128398113	Echoic Memory	Momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli
128398114	Long-term Potentiation (LTP)	An increase in a synapse's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation
128398115	Amnesia	The loss of memory
128398116	Implicit Memory	Retention without conscious recollection
128398117	Explicit Memory	Memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and "declare"
128398118	Hippocampus	A neural center located in the limbic system that helps process explicit memories for storage
128398119	Recall	A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier
128398120	Recognition	A measure of memory in which the person need only to identify items previously learned
128398121	Relearning	A memory measure that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second time
128398122	Priming	The activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory
128398123	Deja Vu	That eerie sense that "I've experienced this before"
128398124	Mood-congruent Memory	The tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood
128398125	Proactive Interference	The disruptive effort of prior learning on the recall of new information
128398126	Retroactive Interference	The disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information
128398127	Repression	In psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories from consciousness
128398128	Misinformation Effect	Incorporating misleading information into one's memory of an event
128398129	Source Amnesia	Attributing to the wrong source an event that we have experienced, heard about, read about, or imagined