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Memory
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- 1Retrieval(output)Finding encoded information that we have stored in our brains.
- 2Retroactive interferenceWhen new learning interferes with previously stored and processed material.
- 3SchemasAn internalized mental representation that contains all the information that a person has about an object or event.
- 4Semantic processingProcessing things in relation to what they mean.
- 5Sensory bufferIt picks up information that is attended to and sends it to short term memory.
(Atkinson and Shiffrin)
(1972) - 6Short term memoryA temporary place for storing information.
- 7StorageWhere we keep information.
- 8Structural processingProcessing things in relation to the way they look.
- 9Brain DamageDeterioration of brain structures.
- 10Cue dependencyTo retrieve memory's there must be a a specific similarity to the time the memory was formed.
(State and Context) - 11DecayFading of information in long term memory.
- 12DisplacementLoss of short term memory.
(First in, first out) - 13DurationThe amount of time material lasts for in different stores of memory.
- 14Encoding(input)Taking in information through our senses.
- 15HierarchiesOutlining information in a structured way.
- 16HippocampusA region of the brain linked to memory processing and storage.
- 17ImageryA memory technique that encodes information as pictures.
- 18Long term memoryA permanent store with unlimited capacity and duration.
(Episodic, Semantic and Procedural) - 19Method of lociA memory technique of associating items to be learned with physical locations.
- 20Mind mapsDiagrams that use organisation and imagery to encode information and retrieve it more easily.
- 21OrganisationA memory technique that encodes information in a certain way.
- 22Phonemic processingProcessing things in relation to how they sound.
- 23Proactive interferenceWhen new information is forgotten due to old information interfering.
- 24RehersalRepetition of information in short term memory resulting in long term memory.
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- Psychology (Memory) Flashcards on Memory, created by bingy1026 on 12/04/2013.
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