AP Psychology Unit 5

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Across
  1. 4. a rule of thumb or mental shortcut that allows an individual to solve problems or make judgments quickly and efficiently.
  2. 6. a region of the brain that is involved in the formation and retrieval of long-term memories.
  3. 7. the process of retaining information in memory over time.
  4. 8. the process by which exposure to a stimulus influences the response to a subsequent stimulus.
  5. 10. a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or achieving a goal.
  6. 13. the process of converting information into a form that can be stored in memory.
  7. 14. a type of memory that stores information briefly (for a few seconds or less) before it is either forgotten or transferred to short-term memory.
  8. 17. a psychological defense mechanism in which the individual pushes unpleasant memories, thoughts, or feelings out of their consciousness.
  9. 18. the inability to remember the source or origin of a memory.
  10. 19. the process of accessing and recalling information from memory
Down
  1. 1. a type of sensory memory that stores visual information briefly.
  2. 2. the process of grouping individual pieces of information together in order to remember them more easily.
  3. 3. the mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.
  4. 5. a memory aid that uses a system of associations to help remember information
  5. 9. the ability to identify an item or concept as familiar based on previous exposure or learning.
  6. 11. the mental process of encoding, storing, and retrieving information.
  7. 12. the feeling of having already experienced a current situation.
  8. 15. the process of learning something that was previously learned and then forgotten.
  9. 16. the retrieval of information from memory without the aid of any cues or prompts.
  10. 20. a sudden and often novel realization of the solution to a problem.