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IMPLICIT MEMORY [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-11-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
- Education Theory and Methods
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- implicit learning
1, record 1, English, implicit%20learning
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The acquisition of knowledge about the underlying structure of a complex stimulus environment by a process which takes place naturally, simply and without conscious operations. 2, record 1, English, - implicit%20learning
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Implicit learning is slow and accumulates through repetition over many trials... Implicit learning is expressed primarily by improved performance on certain tasks without the subject being able to describe just what has been learned, and it involves memory systems that do not draw on the contents of the general knowledge of the individual. 3, record 1, English, - implicit%20learning
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- apprentissage implicite
1, record 1, French, apprentissage%20implicite
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'apprentissage implicite est lent et résulte de la répétition de nombreux essais [...] Il améliore la réalisation de tâches répétées, sans que le sujet soit généralement capable de décrire précisément ce qu'il a appris, et met en œuvre des systèmes de mémoire qui n'utilisent pas les connaissances de l'individu. 2, record 1, French, - apprentissage%20implicite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología cognitiva
- Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aprendizaje implícito
1, record 1, Spanish, aprendizaje%20impl%C3%ADcito
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- aprendizaje inconsciente 1, record 1, Spanish, aprendizaje%20inconsciente
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El autor analiza los diferentes tipos de aprendizaje inconsciente, en cuyo caso las personas no sólo ignoran qué han aprendido, sino que muchas veces ni siquiera saben que han aprendido. 1, record 1, Spanish, - aprendizaje%20impl%C3%ADcito
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-05-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- retrospective memory
1, record 2, English, retrospective%20memory
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- RM 2, record 2, English, RM
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The recollection of past events. 2, record 2, English, - retrospective%20memory
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Retrospective memory involves memories of almost everything we have done or achieved in the past. Every other type of memory such as declarative and semantic are involved in the process and can also be explicit or implicit. 3, record 2, English, - retrospective%20memory
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mémoire rétrospective
1, record 2, French, m%C3%A9moire%20r%C3%A9trospective
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- MR 2, record 2, French, MR
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Souvenir des évènements passés. 3, record 2, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20r%C3%A9trospective
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-08-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- procedural memory
1, record 3, English, procedural%20memory
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A long-term memory] subsystem related to the performance of learned skilled activity [that] is implicit and cannot be inspected consciously. 2, record 3, English, - procedural%20memory
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Procedural memory is involved in tasks such as remembering how to play handball or how to ride a bike. This is "know how" memory, it often can only be expressed by performing the specific skill and people have problems verbalizing what they are doing and why. Procedural memory is therefore very important in human motor performance. 3, record 3, English, - procedural%20memory
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mémoire procédurale
1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9moire%20proc%C3%A9durale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système de la mémoire à long terme conservant les informations du type «savoir comment» [...] difficilement verbalisables, se manifestant directement dans l'action [et qui ne sont pas] accessibles à la conscience. 2, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20proc%C3%A9durale
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mémoire procédurale est définie par notre connaissance sur la façon de faire des activités. Elle contient de l’information sur un grand nombre d’habiletés […] perceptivomotrices et cognitives. Un exemple du contenu de la mémoire procédurale serait l’habileté à patiner. La mémorisation de ces contenus procéduraux requiert souvent une pratique prolongée et leur exécution se fait la plupart du temps sans soutien verbal. Il est en fait difficile et même impossible de décrire verbalement un contenu procédural. 3, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20proc%C3%A9durale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-06-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- implicit memory
1, record 4, English, implicit%20memory
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The unconscious, passive memory of perceptive, motor or cognitive abilities. 2, record 4, English, - implicit%20memory
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- mémoire implicite
1, record 4, French, m%C3%A9moire%20implicite
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- mémoire non déclarative 1, record 4, French, m%C3%A9moire%20non%20d%C3%A9clarative
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Souvenir inconscient et passif des habilités perceptives, motrices ou cognitives. 1, record 4, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20implicite
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1986-05-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- conceptual dependency theory
1, record 5, English, conceptual%20dependency%20theory
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- CDT 1, record 5, English, CDT
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A theory proposed by Schank in 1972 to explain how information is stored in a conceptual form in memory. The theory assumes that a) there should be only one representation for two or more different sentences with the same meaning, and b) the representation must make explicit any information in the sentence that is implicit. 2, record 5, English, - conceptual%20dependency%20theory
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- théorie de la dépendance conceptuelle
1, record 5, French, th%C3%A9orie%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9pendance%20conceptuelle
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- DC 1, record 5, French, DC
correct
- TDC 1, record 5, French, TDC
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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