Understanding Memory Processes and Effects: A Comprehensive Exploration

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The type of memory responsible for storing information for a short duration is known as _____ memory.

The type of memory that involves the long-term storage of information is called _____ memory.

The mnemonic technique that involves imagining walking through familiar spaces is known as the _____ method.

Mentally putting away information to later access is referred to as _____.

The brief memory that occurs before encoding is known as _____ memory.

The sequence of memory processing from stimulus to retrieval is known as the _____ of memory.

The persisting of sensory memory is specifically referred to as _____ memory.

Repeating information to move it to long-term memory is known as _____.

The phenomenon where people expect to access information on a computer, thus lowering memory for that info, is called the _____ effect.

Understanding how our own memory works is referred to as _____.

Organizing smaller bits of information into larger combinations is known as _____.

Making links between material you're trying to learn and knowledge you already have is called _____.

Paying attention to meanings and functions versus superficial features is known as the _____ of encoding.

Having better memory for items that have emotional value is referred to as the _____ effect.

Ways that material might be relevant to your own interests is known as the _____ effect.

Benefitting from imagining something from a personal perspective is called _____.

Arranging things in a meaningful network of associations is known as _____ organization.

People remember material better when they space short study sessions apart, a phenomenon known as the _____ effect.

The concept that distributed practice retains memory better than massed practice is known as _____.

Accessing memories is referred to as _____.

Retrieving information leads to better retention than repeated studying, a phenomenon known as the _____ effect.

Memory is enhanced for a list of items a person generated versus memorized, known as the _____ effect.

Clues in our environment or representations of experiences that affect our memory are called _____.

Improved memory when retrieval context is the same as the learning context is known as _____ memory.

Memory is improved when people's internal states at retrieval match their internal states at encoding, known as _____ memory.

Remembering events in our life is referred to as _____ memory.

The inability to remember the earliest parts of our life is known as _____ amnesia.

Vivid memories associated with emotional events are called _____ memories.

Learning material just before emotions are triggered can make it easier to remember, known as _____ memory enhancement.

Remembering things that may have never happened is referred to as _____ memories.

The tendency to remember items that didn't appear but are meaningfully related to other items in the list is known as the _____ effect.

The seven types of memory failures identified by Schacter are collectively known as Schacter's _____ of memory fails.

The rate at which information fades from memory is described by the _____ curve.

How much less you would need to study material in a second study session is measured by the _____ measure.

Doing two tasks at once is referred to as _____ tasks.

Failure to process other things because one's attention is so focused on a threatening weapon is known as _____ focus.

Obstacles in the way of retrieval are referred to as _____.

An example of blocking, the feeling of not being able to bring to mind a word, is known as the _____ phenomenon.

Pairing two items, then a new unrelated pair, and the tendency to forget the first pair after being presented with the second is known as the _____ learning paradigm.

The A-B, A-C learning paradigm displays _____ interference.

Memory retrieval is dependent on the number of elements associated with the same fact, a phenomenon known as the _____ effect.

Retrieval of target memories causes unselected memories to be lost, known as _____ forgetting.

Your ability to keep track of where your memory came from is referred to as _____ monitoring.

Confusion about the sources of our memories is known as _____ misattribution.

Difficulty distinguishing memories of external events from internally generated information is called _____ confusion.

The altering of memory through leading questions and cues is known as memory _____.

Knowledge or expectations about an event are referred to as _____.

The tendency to remember the impact of events through the lens of their impact on us today is known as _____ bias.

Memories that persist despite people wishing they wouldn't are known as _____ memories.

Witnesses make a decision about each lineup member before moving on to the next member in _____ lineup procedures.

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