ch 7 part 3 reviews Flashcards
Memory Strategies :
Mental imagery
Elaboration
Understand material instead of only memorizing
Repeat and vary instructional information
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thinking of examples
relating the information to one’s own life
Elaboration
remember visual information
Mental imagery
knowledge about memory
Meta-memory
Metacognition
Cognition about cognition; Knowing about knowing
Working memory
Work with masses of information
Execution Function (Umbrella Term)
Self-control/inhibition
Working memory
Flexibility
Concentrate, persist, inhibit
the incorrect responses,
resist impulse
example on :
Self-control/inhibition
Consider different strategies/approaches
Flexibility
why Intelligence is important :
to do well on cognitive tasks
to solve problems (problem solving skills)
to learn from experience (ability to learn)
to adapt to experiences in everyday life
to measure individual ‘s intelligence :
Intelligence Quotient (IQ) Tests
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Normal distribution
Symmetrical, bell-shaped curve
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Individual’s level of mental development relative to that of others
Mental Age (Binet)
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Provided subscales for verbal and nonverbal
Wechsler scales provide more than an overall IQ
Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-IV focus on _______
children 2.5 years to 7.25 years of age