AP Psych F+C 2.4-2.8

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infantile amnesia

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inability of adults to remember personal experiences that took place before an early age

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Context-Dependent Memory

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The theory that information learned in a particular situation or place is better remembered when in that same situation or place

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recency effect

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tendency to remember recent information better than earlier information

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Mood-Congruent Memory

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the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood

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Method of Loci

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a mnemonic device that uses visualizations of familiar places to help you remember information

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Stereotype Threat

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the apprehension experienced by members of a group that their behavior might confirm a cultural stereotype

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Achievement Test

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measures how much a person has learned in a given subject or area

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Repression

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in psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories

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anterograde amnesia

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The inability to create new memories or transfer new information from short-term memory to long-term memory

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retrograde amnesia

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refers to loss of memory for information acquired before the onset of amnesia