AP Psych - Memory

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The retention of encoded information over time is known as

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storage

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A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test.

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recall

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The conscious repetition of information, either to maintain it in consciousness or to encode it for storage, is known as

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rehearsal

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The process of getting information out of memory storage is known as

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retrieval

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The immediate, very brief recording of visual, echoic, or haptic information is initially processed here.

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sensory memory

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Marta is learning so much new content in calculus that she has trouble recalling the properties of trigonometry from last year's math class. This best illustrates

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retroactive interference

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To remember a list of 9 letters, Cayden groups the letters "FBICIAIRS" into "FBI - CIA - IRS." This process is called

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chunking

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The activation, often unconsciously, of certain associations, thus predisposing one's perception, memory, or response is called

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priming

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A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; George Sperling determined that it lasted its duration was on the order of tenths of a second.

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iconic memory

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Madeleine was a lawyer who had a very big court case to prepare. Madeleine found it much easier to recall her opening address in court when she rehearsed it first in the empty courtroom. This is most likely due to

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context-dependent cues.