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Taking in and storing information
recognition: memory retrieval in which a person identifies an object , or situation as one he or or she has or has not experienced
recall: memory retrieval in which a person reconstructs previously learned material.
reconstructive process: the alteration of a recalled memory that may be simplified, enriched, or distorted, depending on individuals experiences, attitudes, or inferences
confabulation: the act of filling in memory gaps
schemas: conceptual frameworks a person uses to make sense of the world.
eidetic memory: the ability to remember with great accuracy visual information basis of short term memory
encoding: the transforming of information so the nervous system can process it.
storage: the process by which information is maintained over a period of time.
retrieval: the process of obtaining information that has been stored in memory.
sensory memory: very brief memory storage immediately following initial stimulation of a receptor.
short term memory: memory that is limited in capacity to about seven items and in duration by the subject's active rehearsal.
maintenance rehearsal: a system for remembering that involves repeating information to oneself without attempting to find meaning in it.
series: a number of related or similar things in a sequence.
chunking: the process of grouping items to make them easier to remember.
semantic memory: knowledge of language, including its rules, words and meanings.
episodic memory: chronological retention of the events in one's life.
declarative memory: stored knowledge that can be called forth consciously as needed.
decay: fading away of memory over time
interference: blockage of a memory by previous subsequent memories or loss of a retrieval cue.
elaborative rehearsal: the liking of new information to material that is already known.
index: to enter into a sequential arrangement of material
mental: of or relating to the mind.