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Amnesia
Definition Amnesia is a memory disorder characterized by the inability to recall information that...
Shaping
Definition Shaping is a method in operant conditioning where complex behaviors are learned by rei...
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...
Positive Reinforcement
Definition Positive reinforcement is a concept within operant conditioning, a learning theory tha...
Positive Punishment
Definition Positive punishment in operant conditioning refers to a process where an aversive stim...
Negative Reinforcement
Definition Negative reinforcement is a concept in operant conditioning where a behavior is streng...
Negative Punishment
Definition Negative punishment in operant conditioning refers to a behavior modification techniqu...
Law of Effect
Definition The Law of Effect, introduced by psychologist Edward Thorndike in the early 20th centu...
Storage
Definition Storage in human memory refers to the process by which information is retained and mad...
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...
Semantic Memory
Definition Semantic memory is a type of long-term memory that stores general knowledge, facts, co...
Self-Reference Effect
Definition The self-reference effect is a cognitive phenomenon where individuals tend to remember...
Schacter's Seven Sins of Memory
Definition Schacter's Seven Sins of Memory are seven common ways that human memory can fail us, i...
Procedural Memory
Definition Procedural memory is a type of long-term memory that stores information about how to p...
Memory Construction
Definition Memory construction refers to the process by which humans organize and interpret past ...
Memory Consolidation
Definition Memory consolidation is the process by which newly acquired information or skills are ...
Memory
Definition Memory is the process by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved in the br...
Long-Term Memory
Definition Long-term memory refers to the brain's ability to store information over extended peri...