Unit 5.2 Vocab

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Alzheimer's disease

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A progressive neurological disorder that leads to memory loss and cognitive decline.

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Amnesia

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A condition in which a person is unable to remember information.

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Anterograde amnesia

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The inability to form new memories following the onset of an injury or disease.

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Construction

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The process of creating a coherent memory from various pieces of information.

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Encoding failure

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The brain's failure to create a memory link.

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Forgetting

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The inability to retrieve information from memory.

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Proactive interference

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When older memories interfere with the retrieval of newer memories.

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Reconstruction

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The process of recalling a memory by piecing together stored information.

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Retroactive interference

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When new information interferes with the retrieval of older information.

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Suggestibility

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The tendency to incorporate misleading information from external sources into personal recollections.