Memory
An occurrence resulting from people incorrectly recalling an event they've witnessed due to misleading information about the event.
misinformation effect
Process that occurs when a link is made between new information and prior knowledge at the time of encoding.
Elaboration
The process of controlling thoughts, emotions, and behaviors in order to achieve specific goals.
self regulation
A relatively permanent change or modification in behavior that occurs as a result of experiential processes.
Learning
A set of symbols with different meanings and a set of rules for combining these symbols that can be used to create a variety of unique phrases and sentences.
language
Continuously practicing information after it appears to have been mastered.
overlearning
The process of creating pictures in one's head to remember new information.
visual imagery
The belief in one’s personal ability to accomplish a specific goal.
self-efficacy
Instinctive behavior that naturally occurs as a result of automatic inborn processes.
innate behavior
The smallest distinctive sound unit in a language.
phoneme
A strategy used to improve memory.
mnemonic device
The process of encoding incoming information to memory.
processing
Systematic method of conditioning strategies used to change one's behavior.
behavior modifcation
Behavior that has been changed or modified as a result of a subject’s experience.
learned behavior
The smallest unit that carries meaning in a language.
morpheme
Deciding the origin of a memory at retrieval.
source monitoring
Attempting to focus on multiple tasks or stimuli at one time.
divided attention
Systematic method of conditioning strategies used to change one's behavior.
behavior modification
A system of rules in a language that allows for communication and understanding.
grammar
A visual mnemonic device in which one takes an imaginary walk through familiar places where items to be remembered are paired with each particular place.
method of loci
The ability to keep information or events in one's memory until it is time to retrieve them.
retention
An operant conditioning behavior modification technique in which individuals earn "tokens" for demonstrating desired behavior.
token economy
Field of study concerned with understanding the meaning of words and word combinations
semantics