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What is Selective Attention?

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focusing conscious awareness on a particular stimuli
-we can only consciously focus on one thing at a time

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What is inattentional blindness?

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failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere

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What is change blindness?

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failing to notice changes in an environment (form of inattentional blindness)

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What is a perceptual set?

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a mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another (assumptions)
- expectations influence perception

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What is figure-ground?

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the organization of the visual field into objects (the figures) that stand out from their surrounding (ground)
-we always organize stimulus into a figure seen against a ground

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what is grouping?

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the perceptual tendency to organize stimulus into coherent groups
-can lead us astray bc we may look at a group instead of individuals

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what is depth perception?

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the ability to see objects in three–dimension even thought the images that strike the retina are two dimensional
- allows us to judge distance

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convergence

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cues to nearby objects distance enabled by the brain combing retinal images

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retinal dispartity

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perceiving depth by comparing retinal images from the two eyes the brain competes distance (the greater differences in the two eyes images the closer the object)

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stroboscopic movement

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an illusion of continuous movement (like motion pictures) experienced when viewing a rapid series of slightly varying images

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phi phenomenon

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an illusion go movement created when two or more adjacent lights blink on and off in quick succession

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autokinetic effect

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the illusion of movement of a still spot of light in a dark room

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perceptual constancy

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perceiving objects as unchanging (having consistent color, brightness, shape, and size) even as illumination and retinal images change

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perceptual adaptation

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the ability to adjust to changed sensory input including an artificially displaced/uneven visual field

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cognition and meta cognition

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cognition:all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
metacogntion: thinking about thinking

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concepts

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a mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people
- simplifies out thinking

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prototypes

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a mental image or best example of something

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schema

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a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information
-like a mental mold where we pour out experiences

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assimilation

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interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemes (understandings)
-adding on

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accommodation

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adapting out current schemas (understandings) to incorporate new info
- changing

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divergent thinking

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expanding the number of possible problem solutions using creative thinking that diverges in DIFFERENT directions

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convergent thinking

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narrowing the available problem solution to determine the single BEST solution

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creativity

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the ability to produce new and valuable ideas

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executive functions

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cognitive skills that work together, enabling us to generate, organize, plan, and implement goal-direct behavior

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algorithm
methodical logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem - its a step by step long process
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heuristics
a simple thinking strategy (mental shortcut) that often allows us to make judgments and solve problems efficiently: it is faster than algorithms but is more error prone
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insight
a sudden realization of a problems solution (aha moment)
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fixation
in cognition, the inability to see a problem from a new perspective
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mental set
tendency to approval a problem in a certain way, often one that has worked for us before
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intuition
the effortless, immediate, automatic feeling or thought, in contrast to explicit conscious thinking
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representative heuristics
judging the likelihood in terms of how well they seem to match out particular prototypes - leads us to ignore other important information
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availability heuristics
judging the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory - example: if instances come readily to mind we presume such instances as common even if they are not
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belief perseverance
our tendency to cling to our beliefs in the face of contrary evidence - aided by confirmation bias
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framing
the way an issue is posed; how an issue is framed SIGNIFICANTLY affects our judgments and decisions
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memory
persistence of learning overtime through the encoding, storage, and retrieval of informations
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recall
retrieving information that isn't currently in your conscious awareness but was learned at an earlier time - fill in the blank tests
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recognition
identifying items perviously learned - multiple choice tests
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relearning
learning something quicker when you learn it a second or later time
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encoding
getting information into our brains
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storage
reading the information that was perviously encoded
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retrieving
later getting the informations we encoded and stored back out of our brain
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parallel processing
processing multiple aspects of a stimuli/problem simultaneously
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sensory memory
first step in memory process which Immediate and very brief recording of a sensory information in memory system
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short-term/working memory
briefly activated memory of a few items that is later stored or forgotten
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long term memory
relatively permanent and limitless archive of the memory system (knowledge, skills, experiences)
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central executive
a memory component that coordinates the activities of the PHONOLOGICAL LOOP or VISUOSPATIAL SKETCHPAD which coordinates our focus
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phonological loop
memory component that briefly holds AUDITORY information
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visuospatial sketchpad
a memory component that verify holds objects appearances and locations in space
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long term potentiation
an increase in a nerve cells firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation ; a neural basis for learning and memory
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neurogenesis
the formation of new neurons
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explicit (declarative) memories
retention of FACTS AND EXPIRENCES that we consciously know and declare
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implicit (undeclarative) memories
retention of learned skills of classically conditioned associations independent of conscious recollection
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Automatic processing
where implicit memories are Unconsciously encoding incidental information like space, time, and frequency and of familiar or relearned information like sounds, smells, and word meaning
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effortful processing
the conscious encoding of explicit memories that requires attention and focus
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iconic memory
momentary sensory memory if VISUAL stimuli
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echoic memory
momentary sensory memory of AUDITORY stimuli (marginally longer than iconic)
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chunking
organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically
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mnemonics
memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices - SohCahToa -Never Eat Soggy Waffles
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Spacing effect
tendency for distributed study/practice to yield better long term retention - distributed over time is better than cramming
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testing effect
enhanced memory after retrieving rather than simply rereading information
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shallow processing
encoding on basic level, based on structured apperance of words
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deep processing
encoding semantically based on meaning of the words; when we attach meaning to something we remember it better
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semantic memory
(1/2) explicit memory of facts and general knowledge - connects concepts
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episodic memory
explicit memory of personally experienced event
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memory consolidation
neural storage of long term memory - hippocampus moves to the brain cortex for storage - this is aided by sleep
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What areas in the brain store explicit memories?
hippocampus -frontal lobes-- when summoning past experiences the brain regions send input to the prefrontal cortex
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What areas of the brain store implicit memory?
-cerebellum-- forms and stores implicit memory created by CLASSICAL CONDITIONING - like if someone suddenly knocks on a door and you jump - basal ganglia-- facilitates formation of our procedural memory
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Flashbulb memory
clear memory of emotionally significant evens
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priming
the activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory
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encoding specificity principle
idea that cues and context specific to a particular memory will be most effective in helping us recall it - memory is affected by cues we associate with context
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state dependent memory
what we learn in one state we can more easily recall it when in that same state again
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mood congruent memory
tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with ones current good/bad mood - when happy we remember good memories
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serial position effect
our tendency to best recall either the last or first of items
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recency affect
our tendency to best recall the last items in a list
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primary effect
our tendency to best recall the first items in a list
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interleaving
retrieval practice stratify that involves mixing different study topics
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Antergrade Amnesia
inability to form NEW memories
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retrograde amnesia
inability to remember past memories
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proactive interference
old memories interfering with new memories - when you get a new phone number and someone asks you what your number is you tell them the old number instead of the new one
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retroactive interference
new memories interfering with old memories - when you got a new phone case and after a while you forgot what the old one looked like
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reconsolidation
process in which previously stored memories , when retrieved, are potentially altered before being stored again - like a game of telephone
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repression
psychoanalytic theory, basic defense mechanisms, that banshies from consciousness ancient arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories - not lost forever
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misinformation effect
occurs when a memory has been corrupted by misleading information
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source amnesia
faulty memory for how, when, and where information was learned/imagined (most salty part of memory)
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deja vu
cues from current situation may unconsciously trigger retrieval from past experiences

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