Unit 5.1 Vocab

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Acoustic Encoding

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The process of encoding auditory information.

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Automatic Processing

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The unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and frequency, and of well-learned information.

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Effortful Processing

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Encoding that requires attention and conscious effort.

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Encoding

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The process of getting information into the memory system.

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Long-Term Memory (LTM)

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The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system.

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Memory

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The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information.

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Recoding

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The process of transforming information into a different format.

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Retrieval

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The process of getting information out of memory storage.

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Semantic Encoding

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The encoding of meaning, including the meaning of words.

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Sensory Memory

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The immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system.