Chapter 11 Flashcards
Accuracy Effect
The tendency for memory accuracy to decrease as more time passes.
Backward Telescoping
Remembering past events as occurring more recently than they actually did.
Category Adjustment Theory
A theory suggesting that judgments of time and distance are based on the adjustment of categories.
Distance-Based Factors
Factors that influence how we judge the distance between two locations.
Forward Telescoping
Remembering future events as occurring earlier than they actually will.
Hierarchical View
A perspective where elements are organized in a ranked or layered order.
Hybrid Theories
Theories that combine multiple approaches to explain a phenomenon.
Landmarks
Key reference points used to help orient or judge distances.
Location-Based Factors
Elements that influence judgments based on physical locations.
Memory Age Effect
The impact of the age of a memory on its accuracy or recall.
Metric View
A perspective where distances and time are measured quantitatively.
Order Information
Information about the sequence or arrangement of events or items.
Orientation Effect
How the perspective or view of a scene affects memory or judgments.
Partially Hierarchical View
A structure that is partially organized into levels but may have exceptions or overlap.
Perspectives
The way someone views or interprets a situation, often shaped by their position or knowledge.
Primacy Effect
The tendency to better remember the first items in a list.
Psychophysics
The study of how physical stimuli relate to mental perceptions.
Recency Effect
The tendency to better remember the last items in a list.
Relative Time
The perception of time in relation to other events or experiences.
Relative Time Factors
Factors that affect how we judge the passage of time in relation to other events.
Return Trip Effect
The tendency to overestimate the distance when returning to a starting point.
Route
A path or course taken from one location to another.
Route Perspective
The view or understanding of a route based on someone’s experience or position on it.
Scale Effect
How the size of something influences our perception of distance or time.
Semantic Relationships
Connections between words or concepts based on meaning.
Serial Position Curves
A graph showing how recall accuracy varies for items depending on their position in a list.
Spatial Frameworks
Mental structures or models used to organize spatial information.
Spatial Gradient of Availability
A pattern where availability of information or resources decreases with distance.
Spatial Theories
Theories that explain how we understand and process spatial relationships.
Steven’s Law
A law describing how the perception of stimulus intensity changes with actual stimulus intensity.
Survey Perspective
A perspective where one views a space from above or from a distance.
Temporal Compression
The perception that time passes more quickly when looking back at it.
Temporal Distance
The perceived length of time between two events.
Temporal Location
The specific point or period in time when an event occurs.
Temporal Theories
Theories that explain how we understand and process time.
