10-18 Review Flashcards
Long term memory
Relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system.
Short term memory
Activated memory that holds a few items briefly, such as the seven digits of a phone number while dialing, before the information is stored or forgotten
Acoustic encoding
Encoding of sound, especially the sound of words
Semantic encoding
Encoding of waning, including the meaning of words
Visual encoding
Encoding of picture images
Effortful processing
Encoding that requires attention and conscious effort
Automatic processing
Unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and frequency
Context dependent
refers to improved recall of specific episodes or information when the context present at encoding and retrieval are the same
State-dependent memories
the phenomenon through which memory retrieval is most efficient when an individual is in the same state of consciousness as they were when the memory was formed
Proactive interference
Disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new info
Retroactive interference
Disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information
Hippocampus
Neural center located in the lambic system that helps process explicit memories from storage.
Amygdala
Two Lima bean sized neural clusters that are components of the limbic system and are linked to emotion
Heuristics
Simple thinking strategy that often allows us to make judgments and solve problems efficiently
Algorithms
Logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem.
Concepts
Mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people
Prototypes
Mental image or best example of a category
Phonemes
Basic unit of sound
Morphemes
Basic unit of meaning
Spearmans theory of intelligence
the general factor of intelligence in psychology
Gardners theory of intelligence
is a theory of intelligence that differentiates it into specific (primarily sensory) “modalities”, rather than seeing intelligence as dominated by a single general ability. Everyone learns differently
Normal distribution
Bell shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes
Stanford-Binet test
Widely used American revision of binets original intelligence test. Chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance.
Flynn effect
the substantial and long-sustained increase in both fluid and crystallized intelligence test scores measured in many parts of the world from roughly 1930 to the present day
Instinct
Complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned
Incentive
Positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior