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Memory- Key words
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- 1Anterograde AmnesiaBeing unable to learn new information after suffering brain damage
- 2Cognitive InterviewA method of questioning witnesses that involves recreating the context of an event
- 3ContextThe general setting or environment in which activities happen
- 4EncodingChanging information so that it can be stored
- 5HippocampusA brain structure that is crucial for memory
- 6InterferenceThings that we have learnt that make it difficult to recall other information that we have learnt
- 7Leading QuestionsA question that hints that a particular type of answer is required
- 8Levels of ProcessingThe depth at which information is thought about when trying to learn it
- 9Long-term storeHolds a vast amount of information for a very long period of time
- 10Multi-storeThe idea that information passes through a series of memory stores
- 11Phonetic ProcessingThinking about the sound of the words to be learnt
- 12Primacy EffectThe first information received is recalled better than subsequent information
- 13Proactive InterferenceWhen information we have already learnt hinders our ability to recall new information
- 14Recency EffectInformation that is received later is recalled better than earlier information
- 15Reconstructive MemoryAltering our recollection of things so that they make more sense to us
- 16ReliabilityIn the context of eyewitness testimony, the extent to which information can be regarded as accurate (e.g. in eyewitness testimony)
- 17RetrievalRecovering information from storage
- 18Retroactive InterferenceWhen information we have recently learnt hinders our ability to recall information that we have learnt
- 19Retrograde AmnesiaLoss of memory for events that happened before the brain damage occured
- 20Semantic ProcessingThinking about the meaning of the words to be learnt
- 21Sensory StoreHold information received from the senses for a very short period of time
- 22Short-term StoreHolds approximately seven chunks of information for a limited amount of time
- 23StereotypeAn oversimplified, generalised set of ideas that we have about others, for example, scientists wear white coats, goggles and work in a lab
- 24StorageHolding information in the memory system
- 25Structural ProcessingThinking about the physical appearance of the words to be learnt
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- Year 10 Psychology Flashcards on Memory- Key words, created by Lucy Cowton on 11/07/2017.
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