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Chapter 23 - Exploring Psychology in Modules
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- 1semantic memoryexplicit memory
of facts and general knowledge; one of
our two conscious memory systems (the
other is episodic memory). - 2episodic memoryexplicit memory of
personally experienced events; one of
our two conscious memory systems (the
other is semantic memory) - 3hippocampusa neural center located in
the limbic system; helps process explicit
memories for storage. - 4memory consolidationthe neural
storage of a long-term memory - 5flashbulb memorya clear memory of
an emotionally significant moment or
event. - 6long-term potentiation (LTP)an
increase in a cell’s firing potential after
brief, rapid stimulation. Believed to be a
neural basis for learning and memory - 7mood-congruent memorythe
tendency to recall experiences that are
consistent with one’s current good or
bad mood. - 8serial position effectour tendency to
recall best the last (recency effect) and
first (primacy effect) items in a list.
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