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Episodic memory

memory for episodes in your own life

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Personal memory noun · 85% connection

memory for episodes in your own life

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology, Learning memory.

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Semantic memory noun · 85% connection

your memory for meanings and general (impersonal) facts

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology, Learning memory.

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working memory noun · 85% connection

memory for intermediate results that must be held during thinking

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology, Learning memory.

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Cognitive operation noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.

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Cognitive process noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.

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Mental process noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.

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Operation noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.

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Process noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.

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Reinforcement noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.

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Reinforcer noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.

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Reinforcing stimulus noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.

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Cognition noun · 78% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.

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Conditioning noun · 78% connection

a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment

Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Learning memory.

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Deciding noun · 78% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.

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Decision making noun · 78% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.

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Encoding noun · 78% connection

the activity of converting data or information into code

Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Learning memory.

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encryption noun · 78% connection

the activity of converting data or information into code

Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Learning memory.

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Immediate memory noun · 78% connection

what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.

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Age noun · 78% connection

The latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old.