Chunking
A cognitive process that groups information into manageable units, making it easier to remember and process.
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“information retention”
Declarative Memory
A type of long-term memory involving information that can be consciously recalled, such as facts and events.
Suffix Effect
The phenomenon where people have a reduced ability to recall the last items in a list when additional, unrelated information is added at the end.
Primacy Effect
The tendency for the first items presented in a sequence to be remembered better than those in the middle.
Depth of Processing
A theory suggesting that information processed at a deeper, more meaningful level is better remembered than information processed at a shallow level.
Retroactive Interference
A phenomenon where new information interferes with the ability to recall previously learned information, affecting memory retention.
Levels-of-Processing Effect
A theory that suggests the depth of processing (shallow to deep) affects how well information is remembered.
Visual Depiction Effect
A phenomenon where people better understand and remember information when it is presented visually.
Shallow Processing
A cognitive approach where information is processed at a surface level, focusing on basic features rather than deeper meaning, often leading to poorer memory retention.