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MEMORY. Vocab, Concepts

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show type of retrieval, requires you to produce an item from memory in response to a cue or question  
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recognition   show
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acquisition   show
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show placing new info into memory in anticipation of being tested on it later  
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incidental learning   show
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working memory   show
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long-term memory   show
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show in free recall, tendency to recall the first items on the list more readily than those in the middle  
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recency effect   show
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show process of reorganizing (or recoding) materials in working memory by combining a number of items into a single, larger unit  
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show mechanical repetition of material without thinking about its meaning or patterns e.g. repeating a phone number long enough to dial, but then forgetting afterwards (only in working memory)  
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show approach to memorization that involves focusing on the superficial characteristics  
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recall   show
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recognition   show
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show processes of gaining new info and placing it in memory  
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intentional learning   show
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show learning /without trying/ to learn, often without awareness that learning is occurring  
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show term describing status of thoughts in memory that are currently activated  
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long-term memory   show
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show in free recall, tendency to recall the first items on the list more readily than those in the middle  
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recency effect   show
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chunking   show
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maintenance rehearsal   show
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shallow processing   show
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deep processing   show
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show deliberate techniques people use to memorize new materials  
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memory trace   show
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memory consolidation   show
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show memory deficit, often suffered after a head injury, in which the patient loses memory for events that occurred /before/ the memory  
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show process of searching for a memory and finding it  
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show condition in which one remains on the verge of retrieving a word or name but continues to be unsuccessful  
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retrieval cue   show
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retrieval paths   show
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show way of improving retrieval by re-creating the state of mind that accompanied the initial learning e.g. taking a test in the same room  
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encoding specificity   show
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show time that elapses between learning and retrieval  
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forgetting curve   show
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intrusion errors   show
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misinformation effect   show
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show individual's mental representation that summarizes her knowledge about a certain type of event or situation e.g. books fits a student's schema of a professor's office  
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DRM paradigm   show
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familiarity   show
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recollection   show
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explicit memory   show
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implicit memory   show
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show episodic memory, semantic memory  
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types of implicit memory (4)   show
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show memory for specific events e.g. 11th birthday experience  
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show general knowledge, facts, not tied to any time or place e.g. definitions, date of birth  
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show knowing how e.g. memory for skills like bike riding  
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show changes in perception and belief caused by previous experience  
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show recalibration of perceptual systems as a result of experience  
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classical conditioning   show
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flashbulb memories   show
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anterograde amnesia   show
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procedural knowledge   show
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show knowledge of information that can be expressed in words  
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