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  1. 1Encodingallows the perceived item to be converted to a construct that can be stored
  2. 2Encodingallows the perceived item to be converted to a construct that can be stored
  3. 3storageHolding onto information for some period of time
  4. 4RetrievalRecalling stored information in a form that can be used
  5. 5HERMANN EBBINGHAUSTHE PIONEER OF THE COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY INTERESTED IN THE STUDY OF MEMORY
  6. 6Nonsense syllableslet bok yat
  7. 7Serial position effectRemember information at the beginning and end more accurately than information in the middle
  8. 8Primacy effectItems near the beginning of the list are easier to recall than those in the middle primal = beginning
  9. 9Recency effectItems near the end of the list are easier to remember than those in the middle
  10. 10FORGETTING CURVETHE DECLINE OF MEMORY RETENTION OVER TIME
  11. 11Craik & Lockhartdependent upon the level of processing of the information rather than being in different stores with different features"
  12. 12ICONIC MEMORYLong enough for the brain to evaluate its importance
  13. 13Eidetic memoryphotographic memory or total recall is the ability to recall images sounds or objects in memory with great precision
  14. 14Semantic memoryGeneral knowledge such as language and information learned in formal education
  15. 15Episodic memoryKnowledge of personal information: Your last summer holiday, going to the dentist’ office, your life is a show
  16. 16State–dependent memoryEasier to recall memories if in same physiological or psychological state as in when memory was made
  17. 17Context–dependent memoryrefers to improved recall of specific episodes or information when the context present at encoding and retrieval are the same
  18. 18Misinformation effectexposure to misleading informationafter an event to alter the memory for the event
  19. 19Flashbulb memoriesAmygdala in the brain is responsible for the long–lasting effect
  20. 20Proactive interferenceOlder information prevents or interferes with retrieval of newerinformation
  21. 21Retroactive interferenceNewer information prevents or interferes with the retrieval of olderinformation
  22. 22Conditioned Stimulus (CS)An initially neutral stimulus that later comes to elicit a condition response
  23. 23Unconditioned Stimulus (US)Leads to an involuntary/reflexive response!!!
  24. 24Unconditioned Response (UR)The automatic reaction triggered by the unconditioned stimulus
    (salivation to meat)
  25. 25Conditioned Response (CR)Usually similar to the UR, but it is the response made to the CS once it has been effectively conditioned
  26. 26Edward Lee ThorndikeFORMULATED THE LAW OF EFFECT AND LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR THE WORK OF SKINNER
  27. 27Primary reinforcerReinforcer that meets a basic biological need
  28. 28Positivepresence of a stimulus
  29. 29Negativea removal of a stimulus
  30. 30Reinforcementa process of strengthening of a likelihood of a behavior in the future
  31. 31Punishmenta process of weakening of a likelihood of a behavior in the future
  32. 32Wolfgang Kohler (1925)Sudden perception of relationships among various parts of
    a problem “Aha” moment
  33. 33Edward TolmanWorked with maze running rats that were reinforced or not for exiting the maze
  34. 34BiofeedbackUse of feedback about biological conditions to bring involuntary responses under voluntary control
  35. 35NeurofeedbackUses brain-scanning devices to provide feedback about brain activity

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