| Question | Answer |
| mnemonics | study and use of techniques for improving memory |
| context-dependent forgetting | failure to retrieve information due to absence of appropriate contextual cues |
| accessibility | remembering and forgetting are dependent on effective retrieval; without proper cues, information in LTM may not be accessible |
| availability | remembering is determined by whether the information exists in LTM, forgetting implies destruction of info |
| proactive interference | prior experiences make learning and recall of subsequent experiences difficult |
| retroactive interference | makes it difficult to recall something learned earlier |
| maintenance rehearsal | retention of material in STM by rote repetition |
| LTM | involved in retention over long periods |
| STM | handles retention over relatively brief intervals of up to 15 seconds |
| sensory memory | modality-specific transient form of memory which is a buffer between the senses and short term memory |
| recognition | process of identifying information as familiar |
| recall | active retrieval of information |
| memory | retention and use of prior learning |
| learning | process of gathering information and organizing it into mental schemata |
| information processing | computer science term describing mental functions that occur between stimulus and response |
| insight | a sudden change in the way one organizes a problem situation, typically characterized by change in behavior from frandom to rule-based |
| cognitive map | Tolman's term for the mental representation of learned relationships among stimuli |
| mental set | in Gestalt theory, the cognitive schema an individual uses to organize their perception of a particular situation, such as a problem |
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