Learning & Memory Review

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This is NOT a process of memory.

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Interpreting

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Long-term memory has an unlimited capacity for memories.

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True

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If given 15 words, most people will remember the beginning and end of the list. This is known as the:

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serial position effect

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A memory that allows you to complete a task without giving it much thought is known as:

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procedural memory

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When you struggle to initially take in and remember information (i.e. forgetting a new person's name), it is called:

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encoding failure

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Semantic memory allows you to remember:

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general facts and knowledge / trivial information

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Retrograde Amnesia has this effect.

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Prevents someone from remembering anything immediately BEFORE an event.

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What is the magic number of short-term memory?

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7

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Same phone # for 10 years. Got a new #. You keep repeating the old #. This is an example of what?

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Proactive Interference

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You don't remember much about 2011, but you remember your trip to Michigan very, very well. This is what at work?

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Episodic Memory