Psychology - 7A Quiz
encoding - ANS-initial learning of information
storage - ANS-maintaining information over time
retreival - ANS-the ability to access information as needed (when you need it)
short term memory - ANS-lasts up to 10-20 seconds (up to 30)
long term memory - ANS-memory that can last forever as long as associations are refreshed
automatic processing - ANS-a type of unconscious processing or type of thinking that involves
no or little effort or deliberation (ex: riding a bike, facial recognition)
parallel processing - ANS-taking multiple forms of information simultaneously (ex: a bus coming
at you [color, size, shape]
effortful processing - ANS-encoding information through effortful/conscious attention and effort
rehearsal (conscious reptition) - ANS-the constant repetition of information to be remembered
(ex: how I learned AP seminar presentation)
Ebbinghaus curve - ANS-people will continuously halve their newly learned material if the
information is not actively reviewed (practice makes perfect)
overlearning - ANS-repeated practice of skills or materials to further strengthen memory or
performance, even if you can no longer improve
massed practice - ANS-studying conducted less frequently and for longer periods of time
(cramming)
distributed practice - ANS-reviews that take place over a long period of time with space
inbetween
testing effect - ANS-long term memory is increased when some of the learning period is devoted
to retrieving the to-be-remembered information
serial position effect - ANS-tendency to remember the first and last items in a list better than
those in the middle
recently effect - ANS-items that come last are remembered more easily
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