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acoustic encoding: the encoding of sound, especially the sound of words
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amnesia: the loss of memory
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automatic processing: unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and frequency, and of well-learned information, such as word meaning
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chunking: organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically
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déjà vu: that eerie sense that 'I've experienced this before', cues from the current situation may subconsciously trigger retrieval of an earlier experience
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echoic memory: a momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli; if attention is elsewhere, sounds and words can still be recalled within 3 or 4 seconds
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effortful processing: encoding that requires attention and consious effort
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encoding: the processing of information into the memory system; for example, by extracting meaning
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explicit memory: memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and 'declare'; also called declarative memory
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flashbulb memory: a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event
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hippocampus: a neural center located in the limbic system that helps process explicit memories for storage
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iconic memory: a momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; a photographic or picture-image memory lasting no more than a few tenths of a second
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imagery: mental pictures; a powerful aid to effortful processing, especially when combined with semantic encoding
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implicit memory: retention independent of conscious recollection; also called procedural memory
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long-term memory: the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system
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long-term potentiation (LTP): an increase in a synapse's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation; believed to be a neural basis for learning and memory
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memory: the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information
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misinformation effect: incorporating misleading information into one's memory of an event
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mnemonics: memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices
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mood-congruent memory: the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood
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priming: the activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory
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proactive interference: the disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information
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recall: a measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test
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recognition: a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned, as on a multiple-choice test
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rehearsal: the conscious repetition of information, either to maintain it in consciousness or to encode it for sorage
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relearning: a memory measure that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second time
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repression: in psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories
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retrieval: the process of getting information out of memory storage
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retroactive interference: the disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information
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semanic encoding: the encoding of meaning, including the meaning of words
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sensory memory: the immediate, initial recording of sensory infomatin in the emory system
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serial position effect: our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list
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short-term memory: activated memory that holds a few items briefly, such as the seven digits of a phone number while dialing, before the information is stored or forgotten
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source amnesia: attributing to the wrong source an event that we have experienced, heard about, read about, or imagined; along with the misinformation effect, it is at the heart of many false memories; also called source misattribution
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spacing effect: tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long-term retention than is achieved through massed study or practice
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storage: the retention of encoded information over time
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visual encoding: the encoding of picture images
