Psych learning and memory part 2
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8 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 rehearsal | the conscious repetition of information, either to maintain it in consciousness or to encode it for storage |
| next-in effect | when in line, or after someone in a game, you often forget the person before you because you don't have time to encode it, and you are too worried about your own answer. |
| spacing effect | the tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long term retention than is achieved through massed study of practice |
| serial position effect | our tendency to recall best the last and first items in the list |
| semantic encoding | the encoding of meaning, including the meaning of words |
| acoustic encoding | the encoding of sound, especially the sound of words |
| visual encoding | the encoding of picture images |
| self-reference effect | the tendency to process efficiently and better remember information related to oneself |
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