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MYERS' PSYCHOLOGY FOR AP: UNIT 7

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the persistence of learning over time through storage and retrieval of information.

the processing of information into the memory system.

the retention of encoded information over time.

the process of getting formation out of memory.

parallel processing

the processing of many aspects of a problem simultaneously.

the immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system.

short-term memory

activated memory that holds a few items briefly, such as seven digits of a phone number while dialing.

long-term memory

the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system that includes knowledge, skills, and experience.

a newer understanding of short-term memory that focuses on conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual-spatial information.

explicit memory

memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and "declare."

implicit memory

retention independent of conscious recollection- memory of how to do something, such as riding a bike.

effortful processing

encoding that requires attention and conscious effort.

automatic processing

unconscious encoding of the incidental information, such as space, time, and frequency, and of well-learned information.

repetition of information to encode it for storage.

a momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; a photographic or picture image memory lasting no more that a few tenths of a second.