chapter 7 memory
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 short term memory | The stage of memory where information is stored for up to 30 seconds prior to either being forgotten or transferred to long term memory. |
| memory | persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information |
| constructive process | Organizing and shaping of information during process, storage and retrieval of memories |
| encoding | the transforming of information so the nervous system can process it |
| storage | the retention of encoded information over time |
| retrieval | The process of getting information out of memory storage. |
| levels of processing | the deeper more reich meaing of learning ar better than shollow ones, helps for better recall |
| maintance rehersal | repeating information over and over again to keep from forgetting it |
| chunking | The process of grouping items to make them easier to remember |
| elaborative rehersal | the linking of new information to material that is already known |
| proactive interference | when prior learning disrupts the recall of new information |
| retrieval cue | a clue, prompt, or hint that helps trigger recall of a given piece of information stored in long-term memory |
| recall | retrieving a memory using a general cue |
| recognition | retrieving a memory using a specific cue |
| source amnesia | forgetting the true source of a memory. (who you heard it from) |
| sleeper effect | information from an unreliable sourc, which was at first intially discounted, later gains creditability because the source is forgotten |
| distibuted practice | prqactice(or study) sessions are interspersed with rest periods |
| massed practice | time spent learning is grouped into long, unbroken sessions, thisis known as cramming. |
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