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Psych Chapter 6

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Definition
show System that allows us to retain information  
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show Process of converting info into a form that can be stored in memory  
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Memory storage   show
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show Process of accessing stored info to make it available to consciousness  
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show Cues associated with the original learning that facilitated the retrieval of memories  
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show A model of memory that posits 3 distinct storages of memory; sensory, short-term, long-term  
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Sensory memory   show
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Sensory register   show
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Iconic Memory   show
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Eidetic imagery   show
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Echoic memory   show
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show Memory subsystem that allows retension/processing of newly acquired info-max 30 seconds  
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Chunking   show
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Maintenance rehearsal   show
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show Memory subsystem responsible for long-term storage of info  
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Consolidation   show
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show Process of strengthening new memories by forming meaningful association between info and existing memories or knowledge  
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Semantic network model   show
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Levels of processing theory   show
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show Memory of facts and personal info that requires a conscious effort to bring to mind  
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show Memory of facts  
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show Memory of personal experiences  
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Retrospective memory   show
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Prospective memory   show
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show Memory evoked without any conscious effort to remember  
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Explicit memory   show
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Constructionist theory   show
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Procedural memory   show
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Flashbulb memories   show
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show Form of memory distortion that affects eyewitness testimony and is caused by misinformation provided during retention interval  
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show Theory of forgetting that posits that memories consist of traces laid down in the brain that gradually deteriorate and fake away over time  
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show Method of testing memory retention by comparing numbers of trials needed to learn material with the number of trials needed to relearn the material at a later time  
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Massed versus spaced practice effect   show
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Interference Theory   show
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Retroactive interference   show
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show Form of interference in which material learned earlier interferes with retention of newly acquired info  
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show Practice repeated beyond the point necessary to reproduce material without error  
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show Tendency to recall items at the start or end of a list better than items in the middle of a list  
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show Tendency to recall items better when they are learned first  
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show Tendency to recall items better when they are learned last  
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show Belief that forgetting is the result of a failure to access stored memories  
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Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon   show
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show In Freudian theory, a type of defense mechanism involving motivated forgetting of anxiety evoking material  
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show A type of recall task in which individual are asked to recall as much info as they can about a particular topic in any order  
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Recognition task   show
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Retrograde Amnesia   show
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show Loss/impairment of ability to form/store new memories  
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Dissociative amnesia   show
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show Lashley's term for the physical trace of etching of a memory in the brain  
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show Long term strengthening of neural connections as the result of repeated stimulation  
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Mnemonic   show
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Acrostic   show
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Constructive processing   show
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Hindsight Bias   show
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show Creation of inaccurate/false memories through the suggestion of others, often while person is under hypnosis  
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False positive   show
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show Tendency of misleading information presented after an event to alter memories of the event itself  
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