12.4.5: Vocabulary — Read — Invisible Network

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Chunk: The process of grouping information together using our knowledge.

Classical conditioning: Describes stimulus-stimulus associative learning.

Encoding: The pact of putting information into memory.

Habituation: Occurs when the response to a stimulus decreases with exposure.

Implicit learning: Occurs when we acquire information without intent that we cannot easily express.

Implicit memory: A type of long-term memory that does not require conscious thought to encode. It's the type of memory one makes without intent.

Incidental learning: Any type of learning that happens without the intention to learn.
Intentional learning: Any type of learning that happens when motivated by intention.

Metacognition: Describes the knowledge and skills people have in monitoring and controlling their own learning and memory.

Nonassociative learning: Occurs when a single repeated exposure leads to a change in behavior.

Operant conditioning: Describes stimulus-response associative learning.

Perceptual learning: Occurs when aspects of our perception changes as a function of experience.

Sensitization: Occurs when the response to a stimulus increases with exposure

Transfer-appropriate processing: A principle that states that memory performance is superior when a test taps the same cognitive processes as the original encoding activity.

Working memory: The form of memory we use to hold onto information temporarily, usually for the purposes of manipulation.

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