chapter 9 vocab

Question 1

chunk

Answer 1

the process of grouping information together using our knowledge

Question 2

habituation

Answer 2

occurs when the response to a stimulus decreases with exposure

Question 3

implicit memory

Answer 3

a type of long-term memory that does not require conscious thought to encode. It’s the type of memory one makes without intent

Question 4

implicit learning

Answer 4

occurs when we acquire information without intent that we cannot easily express

Question 5

incidental learning

Answer 5

any type of learning that happens without the intention to learn

Question 6

intentional learning

Answer 6

any type of learning that happens when motivated by intention

Question 7

metacognition

Answer 7

describes the knowledge and skills people have in monitoring and controlling their own learning and memory

Question 8

non-associative learning

Answer 8

occurs when a single repeated exposure leads to a change in behaviour

Question 9

perceptual learning

Answer 9

occurs when aspects of our perception changes as a function of experience

Question 10

sensitization

Answer 10

occurs when the response to a stimulus increases with exposure

Question 11

transfer-appropriate processing

Answer 11

a principle that states that memory performance is superior when a test taps the same cognitive processes as the original encoding activity

Question 12

working memory

Answer 12

the form of memory we use to hold onto information temporarily, usually for the purposes of manipulation