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multistore model
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Information processing model that describes a sequence of mental structures through which information flows
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sensory register
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Memory store that holds information for very brief periods of time in a form that closely resembles the initial input
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working memory
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Short-term memory store in which mental operations such as rehearsal and categorization take place
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long-term memory
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Memory that holds information for extended periods of time
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limited-resource model
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Information processing model that emphasized the allocation of finite energy within the cognitive system
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episodic memory
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Memory for events that took place at a specific time and place
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semantic memory
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Memory for general concepts or facts
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recognition memory
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Ability to identify whether a stimulus has been previously encountered
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recall memory
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Ability to reproduce stimulu that one has previously encountered
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memory span
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number of stimulus items that can be recalled after a brief interval of time
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memory strategy
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Mental activity, such as rehearsal, that enhances memory performance
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processing speed
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The rapidity with which cognitive activities are carried out
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elicited imitation
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A way of assessing memory in which children must reconstruct a unique sequence of actions that they have seen in the past; usually used with preverbal children
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recency effect
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Tendency for individuals to show good recall for the last few items in a list
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primacy effect
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Tendency for individuals to display good recall for early items in a list
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multistore model
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Information processing model that describes a sequence of mental structures through which information flows
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sensory register
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Memory store that holds information for very brief periods of time in a form that closely resembles the initial input
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working memory
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Short-term memory store in which mental operations such as rehearsal and categorization take place
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long-term memory
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Memory that holds information for extended periods of time
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limited-resource model
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Information processing model that emphasized the allocation of finite energy within the cognitive system
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episodic memory
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Memory for events that took place at a specific time and place
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semantic memory
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Memory for general concepts or facts
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multistore model
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Information processing model that describes a sequence of mental structures through which information flows
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recognition memory
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Ability to identify whether a stimulus has been previously encountered
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recall memory
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Ability to reproduce stimulu that one has previously encountered
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sensory register
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Memory store that holds information for very brief periods of time in a form that closely resembles the initial input
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memory span
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number of stimulus items that can be recalled after a brief interval of time
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working memory
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Short-term memory store in which mental operations such as rehearsal and categorization take place
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memory strategy
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Mental activity, such as rehearsal, that enhances memory performance
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long-term memory
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Memory that holds information for extended periods of time
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limited-resource model
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Information processing model that emphasized the allocation of finite energy within the cognitive system
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processing speed
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The rapidity with which cognitive activities are carried out
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elicited imitation
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A way of assessing memory in which children must reconstruct a unique sequence of actions that they have seen in the past; usually used with preverbal children
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episodic memory
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Memory for events that took place at a specific time and place
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recency effect
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Tendency for individuals to show good recall for the last few items in a list
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semantic memory
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Memory for general concepts or facts
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primacy effect
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Tendency for individuals to display good recall for early items in a list
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recognition memory
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Ability to identify whether a stimulus has been previously encountered
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recall memory
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Ability to reproduce stimulu that one has previously encountered
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memory span
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number of stimulus items that can be recalled after a brief interval of time
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memory strategy
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Mental activity, such as rehearsal, that enhances memory performance
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processing speed
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The rapidity with which cognitive activities are carried out
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elicited imitation
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A way of assessing memory in which children must reconstruct a unique sequence of actions that they have seen in the past; usually used with preverbal children
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recency effect
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Tendency for individuals to show good recall for the last few items in a list
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primacy effect
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Tendency for individuals to display good recall for early items in a list
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multistore model
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Information processing model that describes a sequence of mental structures through which information flows
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sensory register
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Memory store that holds information for very brief periods of time in a form that closely resembles the initial input
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working memory
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Short-term memory store in which mental operations such as rehearsal and categorization take place
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long-term memory
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Memory that holds information for extended periods of time
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limited-resource model
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Information processing model that emphasized the allocation of finite energy within the cognitive system
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episodic memory
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Memory for events that took place at a specific time and place
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semantic memory
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Memory for general concepts or facts
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recognition memory
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Ability to identify whether a stimulus has been previously encountered
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recall memory
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Ability to reproduce stimulu that one has previously encountered
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memory span
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number of stimulus items that can be recalled after a brief interval of time
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memory strategy
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Mental activity, such as rehearsal, that enhances memory performance
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processing speed
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The rapidity with which cognitive activities are carried out
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elicited imitation
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A way of assessing memory in which children must reconstruct a unique sequence of actions that they have seen in the past; usually used with preverbal children
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recency effect
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Tendency for individuals to show good recall for the last few items in a list
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primacy effect
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Tendency for individuals to display good recall for early items in a list
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rehearsal
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Memory strategy that involves repetition of items to be remembered
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organization
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Memory strategy in which individuals reorder items to be remembered on the basis of category or some other higher-order relationship
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elaboration
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Memory stratgy in which individuals link items to be remembered in the form of an image or a sentence
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production deficiency
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Failure of children under age seven years to spontaneously generate memory strategies
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utilization deficiency
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Phenomenon by which a memory strategy, when first applied, may fail to improve memory in a noticeable way
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metamemory
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Understanding of memory as a cognitive process
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script
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Organized scheme or framework for commonly experience events
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infantile amnesia
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Failure to remember events from the first two or three years of one's life
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autobiographical memory
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Memory for specific events in one's own life
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representational insight
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The child's ability to understand that a symbol or model can stand for a real-life event
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microgenetic approach
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A research approach in which detailed trail-to-trial observations are made of individual children's performances
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analogical transfer
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Ability to employ the solution to one problem in other, similar problems
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executive function
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Portion of the information-processing system that coordinates various component processes in order to achieve some goal
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metacognition
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Awareness and knowledge of cognitive processes
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