chapters 7- Flashcards
not super hard on language
Concepts
aspects of a bird example (wings, beak, etc.)
Prototype
the actual bird raven, panguin, etc
Schema
a mental construct consisting of a collection of related concepts. When a schema is activated, we automatically make assumptions about the
person/object/situation.
Role schema
makes assumptions about how individuals in certain roles will behave. (how do you know about being a pilot before you were a pilot)
Event schema (cognitive script)
set of
routine or automatic behaviors.
- Can vary widely among different cultures and
countries.
- Dictate behavior.
- Make habits difficult to break.
- E.g. when riding in an elevator, we
automatically stand facing the door.
Hard to change
Language
a communication system that involves using words and systematic rules to organize those words to transmit information from one individual to another.
Lexicon
the words of a given language.
Grammar
the set of rules that are used to convey meaning through the use of the
lexicon.
Phoneme
a basic sound unit (ah, eh,).
Morphemes
the smallest units of language that convey some type of meaning.
Language is constructed through semantics and syntax.
Semantics
the meaning we derive from morphemes and words.
Syntax
the way words are organized into sentences.
Noam Chomsky proposed:
proposed that the mechanisms underlying language acquisition are biologically determined.
Critical period
proficiency at acquiring language is maximal early in life.
Heuristic
general problem-solving framework.
- Short-cuts.
- A “rule of thumb”.
- Working-backwards – begin solving the problem by focusing on the end
result.
- Breaking large tasks into a series of smaller steps.
Functional fixedness
– inability to perceive an
object being used for something other than what it
was designed for. (ie thinking inside the box)
Anchoring bias
tendency to focus on one piece of information when making a
decision or solving a problem.
Hindsight bias
leads you to believe that the event you just experienced was
predictable, even though it wasn’t.
Representative bias
– tendency to unintentionally stereotype someone or
something.
Availability heuristic
tendency to make a decision based on an example,
information, or recent experience that is readily available to you, even though it may
not be the best example to inform your decision.
Divergent thinking
thinking “outside the box”.
- Used when more than one possibility exists on a situation.
being given a brick and using it for murder
Convergent thinking
ability to provide a correct or well-established answer or
solution to a problem. (my coffee filter is out so I will go to a coffee shop instead)
TRIARCHIC THEORY OF INTELLIGENCE
Sternburg
What are the types of intelligence for multiple intelligence theories
- Linguistic
- Logical-mathematical
- Musical
- Bodily-kinesthetic
- Spatial
- Interpersonal
- Intrapersonal
- Naturalist
- Existential
Charles Spearman
2 types of intelligence
CHC theory of intelligence
Crystalized intelligence – acquired knowledge and the ability to retrieve it.
- Knowing facts.
- vocabulary
Fluid intelligence – the ability to see complex relationships and solve problems.
- Knowing how to do something.
what intelligence tests are built around
The Stanford-Binet Intelligence scale
Mental age
iq = mental age/chronological age x 100
Wechsler Test
10 tests that fit into 1 of 4 categories
-Verbal: Vocabulary
-Similarities: how are objects similar
-Information: Basic knowledge questions
-Perceptual reasoning: block design (make your blocks look like a pattern)
-Matrix reasoning: Shown set of symbols and you have to say what the next one would be
- Set of digits will be read and subject repeats them back
-Arithmetic
- processing index
-coding
What is an average IQ
82% of the population have an IQ score between 85 and 115
Intellectual Disability Levels
70-50 is a mild intellectual disibility
50-35 Moderate
35-20 Severe
<20 Profound
HOW MEMORY FUNCTIONS
- Encoding involves the input of information into the memory system.
- Storage is the retention of the encoded information.
- Retrieval, is getting the information out of memory and back into awareness.
ENCODING
Labels/codes it.
- Organizes it with other similar information.
- Connects new concepts to existing
concepts.
Automatic processing
Automatic processing – encoding of details
like time, space, frequency, and the meaning
of words.
- Usually done without conscious awareness.
- E.g. remembering WHEN you last studied.
Effortful processing – encoding of details
that takes time and effort.
- E.g. WHAT you last studied, learning new
skills.
Semantic encoding
encoding of words and their meanings.
Visual encoding
encoding of images.
Acoustic encoding
encoding of sounds
Self-reference effect
the tendency for an individual to have better memory for
information that relates to oneself in comparison to material that has less personal
relevance.
BADDELEY & HITCH MODEL of storage
- Visuospatial sketchpad
- Episodic buffer
- Phonological loop.
STORAGE: A-S MODEL
THE STROOP EFFECT
Short-term memory
Lasts about 20 seconds.
- Capacity is usually about 7 items +/-2 (discovered by George Miller).
Long term memory
Is there a limit to our long term memory
No, but we may not be able to recall them
Explicit (declarative) memory
– memories of facts and events we can consciously
remember and recall/declare.
Explicit memories include two types:
Semantic – knowledge about words, concepts and language.
- Knowing who the President is.
Episodic – information about events we have personally experienced.
- Remembering your 5th birthday party.
- The what, where, when of an event.
- Also called autobiographical memory.
- A small number of people (including actress Marilu Henner) have a highly
superior autobigraphical memory known as hyperthymesia.
IMPLICIT MEMORIES
“Muscle memory”
Implicit memory - memories that are not part of our consciousness.
- Formed through behaviors.
Procedural – stores information about how to do things.
- Skills and actions.
- E.g. how to ride a bike, tie your shoe laces, drive.
Implicit memory also includes behaviors learned through
emotional conditioning.
- You might have a fear of spiders but not consciously
remember why or what occurred to condition that fear.
Priming & emotional recall
Creates a quicker recall )Implicit
Recognition
being able to identify information that you have previously used