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PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW TERMS - TEST 2

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Term
Definition
Anterograde Amnesia   show
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show Organizing information into meaningful groupings, allowing us to extend the span of short-term memory  
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show Superior retrieval of memories when the external context of the original memories matches the retrieval context  
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Cryptomnesia   show
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Decay   show
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Distributed vs. Massed Practice   show
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Echoic Memory   show
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Elaborative Rehearsal   show
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show Process of getting information into our memory banks  
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show Phenomenon of remembering something better when the conditions under which we retrieve information are similar to the conditions under which we encoded it  
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Episodic Memory   show
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show Memories we recall intentionally and of which we have conscious awareness  
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show Emotional memory that is extraordinarily vivid and detailed  
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show Visual sensory memory  
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Implicit Memory   show
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show Inability of adults to remember personal experiences that took place before an early age  
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show Loss of information from memory because of competition from additional incoming information  
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show Depth of transforming information, which influences how easily we remember it  
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show Relatively enduring (from minutes to years) retention of information stored regarding our facts, experiences, and skills  
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Long-term potentiation   show
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Magic Number   show
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show Repeating stimuli in their original form to retain them in short-term memory  
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Memory   show
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show False but subjectively compelling memory  
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show Knowledge about our own memory abilities and limitations  
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Misinformation Effect   show
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Mnemonic   show
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show Type of long-term memory that appears to be permanent  
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show Tendency to remember words at the beginning of a list especially well  
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Priming   show
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Proactive Interference   show
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Procedural Memory   show
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Recall   show
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Recency Effect   show
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Recognition   show
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show Repeating information to extend the duration of retention in short-term memory  
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Relearning   show
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show Reactivation or reconstruction of experiences from our memory stores  
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show Hint that makes it easier for us to recall information  
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Retroactive Interference   show
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show Loss of memories from our past  
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show Organized knowledge structure or mental model that we've stored in memory  
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Semantic Memory   show
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Sensory Memory   show
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show Graph depicting both primacy and recency effects on people's ability to recall items on a list  
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Short-term Memory   show
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show Lack of clarity about the origin of a memory  
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State-Dependent Learning   show
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