Is a mental framework- an organized pattern of thought- about some aspect of the world.
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Procedural (nondeclarative) memory
Is reflected in skills and actions.
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Decay Theory
Which proposed that with time and disuse, the long- term physical memory trace in the nervous system fades away.
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Source Confusion
Our tendency to recall something or recognize it as familiar but to forget where we encountered it.
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Mnemonist
A person who displays extraordinary memory skills
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Alzheimers disease (AD)
Is a progressive brain disorder that is the most common cause of dementia among adults over the age of 65.
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Neural Network (connectionist) models
Each memory is represented by a unique pattern of interconnected and simultaneously activated nodes.
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Retrieval
Refers to processes that access stored information.
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Mnemonic Device
________: a memory aid; things like acronyms.
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Misinformation Effect
The distortion of a memory by misleading postevent information.
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Infatike Amnersia
Loss of memory of early experiences.
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Memory
Refers to the processes that allow us to record, store, and later retrieve experiences and information.
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Maintenance rehearsal
Involves simple, role repetition.
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Method of Loci
A memory aid that associates information with mental images of physical locations.
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Retrieval cue
Is a stimulus, whether internal or external, that activates information stored in long- term memory.
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Associative Network
A massive network of associated ideas and concepts.
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Declarative memory
Involves factual knowledge.
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Levels of Processing
The more deeply we process information, the better we will remember it.
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Dementia
Refers to impaired memory and other cognitive deficits that accompany brain degeneration and interfere with normal functioning.
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Dual Coding Theory
Encoding information using both verbal and visual codes enhances memory because the odds improve that at least one of the codes will be available later to support recall.
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Autobiographical Memories
Recollections of personally experienced events that make up the stories of our lives.
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Elaborative Rehearsal
Which involves focusing on the meaning of information or expanding (i.e., elaborating) on it in some way.
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Context dependent memory
It typically is easier to remember something in the same environment in which it was originally encoded.
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