Memory and Cognition Concepts

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The encoding storage, and retrieval of information

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memory

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A disease that destroys memory and cognition

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Alzheimer

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A measure of memory tested through activities like fill-in-the-blank

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recall

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A measure of memory tested through multiple choice test

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recognition

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A measure of memory tested when learning material again

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relearning

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Getting information into the memory system by extracting its meaning

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encoding

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The process of retaining encoded information

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storage

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Processing multiple parts of a stimuli at once

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Parallel Processing

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Immediate and brief recording of sensory information

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Sensory Processing

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Briefly activated memory (Later Stored or Forgotten)

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Short-Term Memory