Being unable to learn new information after an incident which results in brain damage.
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Cognitive Interview
A method of questioning witnesses that involves recreating the context of an event.
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Context
The general setting or environment in which activities happen.
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Encoding
Changing information so that it can be stored; preparing stimulito a language the brain understands.
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Eye Witness Testimony
The recalling of an event (usually a crime) by a person who witnessed first-hand the event itself.
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Hippocampus
A part of the brain which is crucial for memory.
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Interference
Things that we have learnt make it difficult for us to remember other information that we learnt.
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Leading Question
A question that hints that a particular type of answer is required.
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Levels of Processing
A model of memory based on the idea that we are more/less likely to remember something depending on how it is thought about when trying to remember it.
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Long-Term Store
Holds information which passes from the short-term store, has a potentially unlimited capacity and duration.
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Multi-Store Model
A model of memory based on the idea that information passes through a series of memory stores.
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Phonetic Processing
The middle level of processing; thinking about the sound of the stimuli.
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Primacy Effect
Information which is recieved first in a list is recalled better than the following information.
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Proactive Interference
When information we have already learnt (existing knowledge) hinders our ability to learn/recall new information.
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Recency Effect
Information which is recieved last in a list is recalled better than that recieved immediately before.
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Reconstructive Memory
A model of memory based on the idea that we alter/change our recollection of things so that they make more sense.
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Retrieval
Recoving information from storage; remembering, recalling.
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Retroactive Interference
When information we have recently learnt hinders out ability to recall older information.
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Retrograde Amnesia
Being unable to remember things which occured before an incident which results in brain damage.
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Semantic Processing
The deepest level of processing; thinking about the meaning of the stimuli.
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Sensory Store
Holds information recieved from the senses; has a very limited capacity and duration (only a couple of milliseconds)
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Short-Term Store
Holds information which passes from the sensory store; has a limited capacity (7 +/- 2 chunks) and limited duration (18 seconds avg.).
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Storage
Holding information in the memory system.
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Structural Processing
The most shallow form of processing; thinking about the physical appearance of the stimuli.
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A method of questioning witnesses that involves recreating the context of an event.
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