2.5, 2.6, 2.7 Vocabulary Flashcard - AP Psychology

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Explicit memory of facts and general knowledge; one of our two conscious memory systems (the other is episodic memory).

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Semantic Memory

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Explicit memory of personally experienced events; one of our two conscious memory systems (the other is semantic memory).

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Episodic Memory

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A neural center located in the limbic system; helps process explicit (conscious) memories — of facts and events — for storage.

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Hippocampus

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The neural storage of a long-term memory.

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Memory Consolidation

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A clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event.

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Flashbulb Memory

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The activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory.

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Priming

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The idea that cues and contexts specific to a particular memory will be most effective in helping us recall it.

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Encoding Specificity Principle

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Tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one’s current good or bad mood.

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Mood-Congruent Memory

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Our tendency to recall the last items in a list initially (a recency effect), and the first items in a list after a delay (a primacy effect).

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Serial Position Effect

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A retrieval practice strategy that involves mixing the study of different topics.

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Interleaving