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Shallow Processing Answer: Encoding on a basic level based on the structure or
appearance of words.
Phonetic Processing Answer: Encoding of information based on the sound of words.
Semantic Processing Answer: Encoding of information based on its meaning.
Long Term Potentiation Answer: An increase in a synapse's firing potential after brief,
rapid stimulation; believed to be a neural basis for learning and memory.
Mnemonic Devices Answer: Techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational
devices to improve memory.
Method of Loci Answer: A mnemonic device that involves associating items to be
remembered with specific physical locations.
Chunking Answer: The process of organizing items into familiar, manageable units to
enhance memory.
Spacing Effect Answer: The tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better
long-term retention than is achieved through massed study or practice.
Massed Practice Answer: A practice schedule in which studying continues for long
periods without interruption.
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, Series Position Effect Answer: The tendency to recall the first and last items in a series
best.
Primacy Effect Answer: The tendency to remember the first items in a list better than
the middle items.
Recency Effect Answer: The tendency to remember the last items in a list better than
the middle items.
Maintenance Rehearsal Answer: A memory technique that involves repeating
information to keep it in short-term memory.
Elaborative Rehearsal Answer: A memory technique that involves thinking about the
meaning of the information and making connections to other information.
Recall Answer: The ability to retrieve information learned earlier, as in a fill-in-the-blank
test.
Recognition Answer: The ability to identify previously learned information, as in a
multiple-choice test.
Autobiographical Memory Answer: A type of episodic memory that involves
recollections of personal experiences.
Anterograde Amnesia Answer: An inability to form new memories after the event that
caused the amnesia.
Retrograde Amnesia Answer: An inability to retrieve information from one's past.
Infantile Amnesia Answer: The inability to remember events from early childhood.
Context Dependent Memory Answer: The improved recall of specific information when
the context present at encoding and retrieval are the same.
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