key words: memory

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changing information so that it can be stored
encoding
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holding information in the memory system
storage
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recovering information from storage
retrieval
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the idea thatinforamtion passes through a series of memorie stores
multistore
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holds information recieved by the senses for a very short period of time
sensorystore
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holds approximately seven chunks of information for a limited number of time
shorttermstore
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holds a vast amount of information for a very long period of time
longtermstore
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information recied later is recalled better than earlier information
recencyeffect
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the first information recieved is recalled better than the subsequnt information
primacyeffect
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ultering our recollection of things so that they make more sense to us
reconstructivememory
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thiinking about the physical appearance of words to be learnt
structuralprocessing
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thinking about the sound of words to be learnt
phoneticprocessing
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thinking about the meaning of words to be learnt
semanticprocessing
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the depth at which information is thought about when trying to learn it
levelsofprocessing
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things that we have learnt that make it diffficult to recall other information that we have learnt
interference
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when information we have recently learnt hinders our ability to recall information we have learnt previously
retroactiveinterference
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when information we have already learnt hinders our ability to recall new information
proactiveinterference
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the general setting or environment in which activities happen
context
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being unable to learn new information after suffering brain damage
anterogradeamnesia
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a brain structure that is crucial for memory
hippocampus
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loss of memory for events that happened before brain damage occured
retrogradeamnesia
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in the context of eye witness testimony, the extent to which it can be regarded as acurate
reliability
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a question that hints that a particulartype of answer is required
leadingquestion
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a method of questioning witnesses that involves recreating the context of an event
cognitiveinterview
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an oversimplified, generalised set of ideas that we have about others, for example, secondary head teachers are strict, intimidating, scary and male
stereotyping
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holding information in the memory system

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storage

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recovering information from storage

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the idea thatinforamtion passes through a series of memorie stores

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holds information recieved by the senses for a very short period of time

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