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11 Cards in this Set
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the more similar the encoding environment is to the retrieval environment, the more we will remember |
encoding-specificity principle |
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taking a test on information increases memory for the information |
testing effect |
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(memory aids) words created from the initial letters of a series of words |
acronyms |
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sentences where the first letter of each word is the same as the first letter of each item to be remembered |
acrostics |
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(memory aids) emotional situations cause the release of ______ __________ (_______, ______________, _______________) that activate the ____________ |
stress hormones, cortisol, epinephrine, norepinephrine, amygdalae |
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clues which aid memory |
retrieval cues |
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the more we mentally analyze info, the better we remember it |
levels of processing |
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(memory modules) General, lexical and conceptual knowledge
specific events in our life
These are parts that make up the.... |
semantic
episodic
explict/declarative memory
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skills, unconscious associations |
implicit/procedural memory |
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exposure to a stimulus can make a schema more acessable |
priming |
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negative experiences associated with a stimulus or situation can cause us to fear them |
conditioned fear/aversive conditioning |
