Memory Concepts and Models

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Serial position curve

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A plot of the percentage of participants remembering each word against the position of that word in a list during a memory experiment.

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Long-term memory (LTM)

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A memory mechanism that can hold large amounts of information for long periods of time; a stage in the modal model of memory.

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Primacy effect

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Enhanced memory for words presented at the beginning of a list in a memory experiment.

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Coding

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The form in which stimuli are represented in the mind, such as visual, semantic, and phonological forms.

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Proactive interference

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When information learned previously interferes with learning new information.

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Recency effect

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Enhanced memory for words presented at the end of a list in a memory experiment.

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Recognition memory

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Identifying a stimulus that was encountered earlier.

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Release from proactive interference

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Conditions that eliminate or reduce the decrease in performance caused by proactive interference.

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Hippocampus

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A subcortical structure important for forming long-term memories and playing a role in remote episodic memories and short-term storage of novel information.

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Personal semantic memories

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Semantic components of autobiographical memories.