Memories (2.3 - 2.7)

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What is the Phonological Loop?

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A component of working memory that deals with verbal and auditory information, allowing individuals to repeat and rehearse information to aid memory retention.

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What is déjà vu?

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A feeling of familiarity or having experienced a situation before, even though it is the first time encountering it.

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What did Ebbinghaus study in his memory experiments?

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He studied memory retention and forgetting using lists of nonsense syllables to measure how much information is retained over time.

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What is Proactive Interference?

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A phenomenon where older memories interfere with the retrieval of newer memories, making it difficult to remember recently learned information.

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What is Mood Congruent Memory?

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A type of memory where an individual's current mood influences the recall of memories that are consistent with that mood.

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What is Effortful Processing?

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A type of encoding that requires conscious effort and attention to process information, often leading to better retention.

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What is Elaborative Rehearsal?

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A memory technique that involves linking new information to existing knowledge to enhance memory retention.

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What is the difference between Short-term Memory and Long-term Memory?

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Short-term memory holds information temporarily for immediate use, while long-term memory stores information for extended periods.

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What is the Serial Position Effect?

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A cognitive phenomenon where people tend to remember the first and last items in a list better than the middle items.

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What is Chunking in memory?

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A strategy that involves grouping information into larger, manageable units to enhance memory retention.