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an area of memory eg short term memory
store
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a temporary memory store with limited capacity which encodes information on the basis of sound
short term memory
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a permanent memory store which encodes information on the basis of meaning
long term memory
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the length of time a memory store can retain information before it is forgotten
duration
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the amount of information that can be held in a memory store at one time
capacity
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memory of life events
episodic
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memory for facts
semantic
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memory for skills
procedural
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a type of forgetting where information is forgotten because it gets confused with other information
interference
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a piece of information which helps a memory to be retrieved
cue
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an area of the brain essential to encoding new long term memories
hippocampus
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a cognitive process that requires effort ad attention
active
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taking new information into memory; an input process
encoding
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the process of maintaining information in memory over time, avoiding forgetting or distortions
storage
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accessing stored information and bringing it back to mind when needed
retrieval
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a cognitive process such as encoding where information is entered for the first time
input
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a memory process such as retrieval where information is retrieved or used
output
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retrieval from memory where the information or stimulus is repeated and the person compares it to what is in their memory
recognition
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retrieval from memory where the individual has a prompt or reminder of some kind
cued recall
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retrieval from memory when the stimulus is not present and there is no clue
free recall
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a theory of memory which states that the main stores of memory are separate but connected together via attention and rehearsal
multistore model
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the process of maintaining information in stm by constantly repeating it potentially playing a role in encoding new information to ltm
rehearsal
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very brief memory store, allowing sensations such as sounds an images to be retained for up to two seconds without being processed
sensory memory
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the cognitive function of focusing on a stimulus; people have an unlimited amount which must be divided among active tasks
attention
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encoding information into memory based on sounds
acoustic encoding
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encoding information to memory based on its meaning
semantic encoding
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part of the serial position position effect where words at the start of a list are better remembered than those in the middle
primacy effect
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part of the serial position effect where words at the end of the list are better remembered than those in the middle
recency effect
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forgetting from stm where items are pushed out because of its limited capacity
displacement
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encoding information to memory based on its appearance
visual encoding
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an aspect of a memory which differs from what was originally experienced
distortion
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the process of using schema to fill gaps when retrieving a memory
reconstructive memory
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the beliefs and behavior of a particular group of people. a factor that effects both memory and perception
culture
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a factor that effects memory; its easier for people to remember things that are in the same physical state as when it was first learned
state
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a factor that can effect memory with delays either harming or improving later memory performance
timing
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events that appear in memory but didn't actually happen
false memory
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a question that prompts inaccurate recall of memories
leading question
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a temporary memory store with limited capacity which encodes information on the basis of sound

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short term memory

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a permanent memory store which encodes information on the basis of meaning

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the length of time a memory store can retain information before it is forgotten

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