PSY 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: Psy
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Provide a generalization to each of the key terms listed in this section. 0. 1 tip of the tongue phenomenon: the inability to recall information that one realizes one knows. 0. 2 recall: speci c piece of information must be retrieved. 0. 3 recognition: occurs when one is presented with a stimulus and asked whether he has been. Exposed to it previously or is asked to identify it from a list of alter- natives. 0. 4 level of processing: emphasizes the degree to which new material is mentally analyzed. At shallow levels, information is processed in terms of its physical and sensory aspects. At the deepest level of processing, information is analyzed in terms of its meaning. 0. 5 explicit and implicit memory: explicit memory. Intentional or conscious recollection of information: implicit memory. Memories of which people are not consciously aware. 0. 6 flashbulb memories: memories related to a speci c, important, or surprising vents that are recalled easily.
