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Long-term Memory
Definition Long-term memory refers to the brain's ability to store information over extended peri...
Short-term Memory
Definition Short-term memory refers to the temporary storage system within our brains that holds ...
Sensory Memory
Definition Sensory memory is a type of memory system that briefly holds sensory information immed...
Retrieval
Definition Retrieval refers to the process of accessing and bringing information from your memory...
Storage
Definition Storage in human memory refers to the process by which information is retained and mad...
Effortful Processing
Definition Effortful processing refers to the active and deliberate mental strategies we use to e...
Automatic Processing
Definition Automatic processing refers to the unconscious or effortless way our brains encode, st...
Encoding
Definition Encoding is the process of converting information from our environment into a form tha...
Memory
Definition Memory is the process by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved in the br...
Implicit Memory
Definition Implicit memory refers to the unconscious retention of information or experiences that...
Explicit Memory
Definition Explicit memory refers to the ability to consciously recall specific information or pa...
Dual Processing
Definition Dual processing is the principle that the mind operates on two levels at once—a consci...
Mirror Neurons
Definition Mirror neurons are specialized brain cells that activate both when an individual perfo...
Modeling
Definition Modeling, within the context of social learning theory, refers to the process through ...
Vicarious Reinforcement and Punishment
Definition Vicarious reinforcement and punishment refers to a psychological phenomenon where indi...
Social Learning Theory
Definition The social learning theory suggests that people learn by observing, imitating, and mod...
Latent Learning
Definition Latent learning refers to the process of acquiring knowledge or skills indirectly thro...
Cognitive Map
Definition A cognitive map is an internal mental representation of one's surroundings or knowledg...
Secondary Reinforcer
Definition A secondary reinforcer in operant conditioning is a stimulus that gains its reinforcin...
Primary Reinforcer
Definition A primary reinforcer is a stimulus that naturally reinforces behavior because it satis...