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

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