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| memory | the storage and retrieval of what has been learned or experienced |
| encoding | the transforming of information so that the nervous system can process it |
| storage | the process by which info is maintained over a period of time |
| retrieval | the process of obtaining info that has been stored in memory |
| sensory memory | very brief memory storage immediately following intitial reception of a stimulus |
| short-term memory | memory that is limited in capacity to about seven items in duration by the subject's active rehersal |
| maintenance rehearsal | a system for remembering that involves repeating info to oneself without attempting to find meaning in it |
| chunking | process of grouping items to make them easier to remember |
| semantic memory | knowledge of language, including its rules, words and meanings |
| episodic memory | memory of one's life, including time of occurrence |
| declarative memory | memory of knowledge that can be called forth consciously as needed |
| procedural memory | memory of learned skills that does not require conscious recollection |
| recognition | memory retrieval in which a person identifies an object, idea or situation as one he or she has or has not exerienced before |
| recall | memory retrieval in which a person reconstructs previously learned material |
| reconstructive processes | the alteration of a recalled memory that may be simplified, enriched, or distorted depending on a person's experiences and attitudes |
| confabulation | the act of filling in memory gaps |
| schemas | conceptual framework a person uses to mak sense of the world |
| eidetic memory | the abliity to remember with great accuracy visual info on the baises of short term memory |
| decay | fading away of memory over time |
| interference | blockage of a memory by previous or subsequent memories |
| elaborative rehearsal | the linking of new info to material that is already known |
| mnemonic devices | techniques for using associations to memorize info |
| repression | subconscious blocking of emabarrassing or frightening memories |
| amnesia | a loss of memory that may result from a blow to the head or brain damage |
| infant amnesia | lack of early declarative memories |
| state-dependent learning | ability to recall info easily when you are in the same emortional state as when you encode the info |
| distributed practice | studying for small amounts of time |
| working memory | things in you conscious minds right now including short term memory and retrieved long term memory |
| primacy recency effect | when remembering a list of items , people generally recall the last items or the first items listed |
| echoic memory | sensory memory that includes what you hear |
| iconic | visual sensory encoding |
