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Chapter 8 Cognitive Information-Processing Approach Flashcards

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Information-processing approach

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Emphasizes that students manipulate information, monitor it, and strategize about it

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Encoding

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The process by which information is formed into memory

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Automaticity

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The ability to process information with little or no effort

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Strategy construction

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The discovery of a new procedure for processing information

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Transfer

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The application of previous experiences and knowledge to learning or problem solving in a new situation

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Metacogniton

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Cognition about cognition, or “knowing about knowing”. Being self aware about how you process information.

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Memory

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Interplay of encoding, storage, and retrieval of information over time.

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Storage

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The retention of information over time

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Retrieval

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The process of taking information out of storage

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Attention

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Concentrating and focusing mental resources

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Rehearsal

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The conscious repetition of information over time to increase the length of time that information stays in memory

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Level of processing theory

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The processing of memory occurs on a continuum from shallow to deep, with deeper processing producing better memory

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Elaboration

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The extensiveness of information processing involved in memory

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Chunking

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Grouping or “packing” information into “higher-order” units that can be remembered as single units.

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Sensory memory

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Holds information from the world in its original sensory form for only an instant

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Short-term memory(working memory)

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A limited capacity memory stsrem in which information is retained for as long as 30 seconds, unless the information is rehearsed or otherwise processed further

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Memory span

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The number of digits an individual can repeat back without error in a single presentation

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Working memory

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Three-part system that temporarily holds information as people perform tasks, helping them make decisions, solve problems, and comprehend language

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Long-term memory

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Type of memory that holds enormous amounts of information for a long period in a relatively permanent fashion

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Atkinson-Shirffrin model

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States that memory involves a sequence of three stages: sensory memory, short-term (working) memory, and long-term memory

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Declarative memory

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The conscious recollection of information, such as specific facts or events that can be verbally communicated

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Procedural memory

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Knowledge in the form of skills and cognitive operations

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Episodic memory

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The retention of information about the where and when of life’s happenings

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Semantic memory

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Students general knowledge about the world

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Network theories

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Describe how information in mmemory is organized and connected

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Schema theories

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Theories that suggest when we reconstruct information, we fit it into information that already exists in our mind

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Schema

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Information, such as concepts, knowledge, and events that individuals already possess

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Script

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A schema for an event

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Serial position effect

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Recall is better for items at the beginning and end of a list than for items in the middle

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Primacy effect

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Items at the beginning of a list tend to be remembered

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Recency effect

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Items at the end of a list tend to be remembered

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Encoding specificity principle

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Associations formed at the time of encoding or learning tend to be effective retrieval cues

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Recall

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A memory task in which individuals must retrieve previously learned information

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Recognition

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A memory task in which individuals only have to identify (recognize) learned information

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Cue-dependent forgetting

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Retrieval failure caused by a lack of effective retrieval cues

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Interference theory

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Suggests we forget when other information gets in the way of what we are trying to remember vs. losing memories from storage

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Decay theory

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Suggests new learning involves the creation of a neurochemical “memory trace”, which will disintegrate over time

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Thinking

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Manipulating and transforming information in memory, often to form concepts, reason, think critically, and solve problems

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Concepts

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Categories used to group objects, events, and characteristics based on common properties

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Concept map

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A visual representation of a concept’s connections and hierarchical organization

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Hypotheses

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Specific assumptions and predictions that can be tested to determine their accuracy

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Prototype matching

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Individuals decide whether an item is a member of a category by comparing it with the most typical item(s) of the category

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Inductive reasoning

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Reasoning from the specific to the general

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Deductive reasoning

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Reasoning form the general to the specific

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Analogy

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A type of formal reasoning that involves four parts, with the relation between the last two parts being the same as the relation between the first two.

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Critical thinking

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Thinking reflectively and productively, and evaluating the evidence

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Problem-solving

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Finding an appropriate way to attain a goal

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Subgoalling

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Setting intermediate goals that put students in a better position to reach the final goal or solution

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Algorithms

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Strategies that guarantee a solution to a problem

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Heuristics

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Strategies or guidelines that can suggest a solution to a problem but do not guarantee a solution

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Means-end analysis/difference reduction

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A heuristic in which one identifies the goal (end) of a problem, assesses the current situation, and evaluates what needs to be done (means) to decrease the difference between the two conditions.

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Fixation

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Using a prior strategy and failing to look at a problem from a fresh, new perspective

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Functional fixedness

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A type of fixation in which an individual fails to solve a problem because she or he views the elements solely in terms of their usual functions

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Mental set

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A type of fixation in which an individual tries to solve a problem in a particular way that has worked in the past

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Confirmation bias

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The tendency to search for and use information that supports our ideas rather than refutes them

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Problem-based learning

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Emphasis on solving authentic problems like those that occur in daily life

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Near transfer

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Transfer that occurs when situations are very similar

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Far transfer

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Transfer of learning to a situation that is very different from the one in which the initial learning took place

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Low-road transfer

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Transfer that occurs when previous learning is transferred to another situation automatically and often unconsciously.

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High-road transfer

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Transfer that is conscious and effortful

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Metacognitive knowledge

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Monitoring and reflecting on one’s current or recent thoughts

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Metacognitive activity

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Consciously adapting and managing thinking strategies during problem solving and purposeful thinking

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Explicit strategy instruction

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Requires that teachers model appropriate learning processes frequently

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