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| phase, which occurs at the time of learning, as information is acquired/encoded or changed into a neural code that the brain can use. This precedes the phases of storage and retrieval. |
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| Limited capacity memory system that holds information in awareness for a brief period , but longer than the fraction of a second that sensory memory lasts. (aka immediate memory or working memory) |
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| process of organizing information into meaningful units, as in breaking down information into chunks |
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| relatively permanent storage of information, like a hard drive on a computer. |
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| better recall of early and late items in a list relative to items in the middle of the list. |
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| better memory people have for items presented at the beginning of a list |
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| people's better memory for the most recent items, items at the end of a list |
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| Memory for which we have no conscious knowledge. unconscious memory |
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| involves the processes we use to remember information we can say we know. |
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| a person's past experiences and includes information about the time and place the experiences occurred. |
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| Enhancement of memory when internal states match during encoding. Take an alcoholic (like me) who learns something while drunk and then when it wears off, they may forget what they learned. |
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| (Carl lashly) memory is distributed through the brain rather than confined to any specific location. |
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| part of brain involved with spatial memory |
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| caused by damage to Hippocamus |
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| Immediate memories become lasting memories |
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| released epinephrine affected memory by causing a release glucose. |
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Ebbinghaus used this to examine how long it took people to relearn lists of nonsense syllables, but these could also be applied to meaningful words as well.
- Savings method to measure memory (method of relearning) |
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| pattern of forgetting over time. |
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| old information inhibits the ability to remember new information. For instance, if you receive a new locker combination each year, you may have difficulty remembering the current one because you keep recalling the previous one. |
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| Retroactive interference: |
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| new information inhibits the ability to remember old information. So once you finally memorize your new locker combo, you might forget the old one |
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| people lose past memories for events, facts, peoples, or even personal information |
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| people lose the ability to form new memories |
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| false recollection of episodic. some types of brain injury are associated with this. |
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| strategies to increase, improve memory/retention. |
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