Memory, attention, language, and problem-solving concepts from a college cognitive psychology course.
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- What is the process by which information is converted into a form the brain can store?
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Encoding- What is the process of bringing stored information back into conscious awareness?
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Retrieval- What is the typical capacity of working memory in terms of items?
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About 7 plus or minus 2 items, or approximately 4 chunks- What type of memory stores information for extended periods, potentially a lifetime?
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Long-term memory- What type of long-term memory contains facts, concepts, and meanings?
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Semantic memory- What type of long-term memory contains personal experiences and events from specific times and places?
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Episodic memory- What type of long-term memory is responsible for skills and habits?
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Procedural memory- What is Ebbinghaus's curve of forgetting primarily explained by?
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The passage of time and decay of the memory trace- What theory explains forgetting as the result of new learning blocking access to old memories?
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Interference theory- What phenomenon occurs when retrieving one memory impairs the retrieval of related memories?
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Retrieval-induced forgetting- What is the ability to focus on one stimulus while ignoring other stimuli in the environment?
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Selective attention- What phenomenon allows you to hear your name in a noisy room even when you were not paying attention?
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Cocktail party effect- What is the ability to process multiple streams of information simultaneously?
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Divided attention- What is the temporary inability to detect a second stimulus when it appears shortly after a first stimulus?
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Attentional blink- What phenomenon occurs when you fail to notice an unexpected object in a visual scene because attention is focused elsewhere?
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Inattentional blindness
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