absent-mindedness

  • 41absentness — noun The quality of being absent minded. Syn: absent mindedness See Also: absence …

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  • 42Memory development — The development of memory in children becomes evident within the first 2 to 3 years of a child s life as they show considerable advances in declarative memory. This enhancement continues into adolescence with major developments in short term… …

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  • 43wool|gath|er|ing — «WUL GATH uhr ihng, GATH rihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. an absorption in thinking or daydreaming; absent mindedness. 2. the gathering up of fragments of wool torn from sheep, as by bushes. –adj. inattentive; absent minded; dreamy …

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  • 44Stargazing — Star gaz ing, n. 1. The act or practice of observing the stars with attention; contemplation of the stars as connected with astrology or astronomy. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, absent mindedness; abstraction. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 45Declarative memory — (sometimes referred to as explicit memory) is one of two types of long term human memory. It refers to memories which can be consciously recalled such as facts and knowledge.[1] Its counterpart is known as non declarative or Procedural memory,… …

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  • 46Forgetting curve — A typical representation of the forgetting curve. The forgetting curve hypothesizes the decline of memory retention in time. A related concept is the strength of memory that refers to the durability that memory traces in the brain. The stronger… …

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  • 47Memory — For other uses, see Memory (disambiguation). Neuropsychology Topics …

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  • 48Memory consolidation — is a category of processes that stabilize a memory trace after the initial acquisition.[1] Consolidation is distinguished into two specific processes, synaptic consolidation, which occurs within the first few hours after learning, and system… …

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  • 49Error — The word error has different meanings and usages relative to how it is conceptually applied. The concrete meaning of the Latin word error means wandering or straying . To the contrary of an illusion, an error or a mistake can sometimes be… …

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  • 50Thomas Hardy — This article is about the novelist and poet. For other uses, see Thomas Hardy (disambiguation). Thomas Hardy Born 2 June 1840(1840 06 02) Stinsford, Dorchester, Dorset, England …

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