Cognition Flashcards

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1
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Practical intelligence

A

common sense

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Analytical intelligence

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academic problem solving

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Creative intelligence

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imaginative

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Fluid intelligence

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solve problems and learn info

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5
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Crystalized intelligence

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use knowledge

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Why IQ Rises

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better nutrition

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Validity

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measures what its supposed to

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Reliability

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Consistent

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Inductive Reasoning

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specificobservation to generalized conclusion

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Deductive Reasoning

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general to form specific conclusion

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Convergent thinking

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1 solution

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Divergent thinking

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expands solutions

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Mental Set

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using strategies that worked in the past

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Belief Perseverance

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holding onto a belief after it is false

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15
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Source Amnesia

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can’t remember where/when/how info was learned

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16
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Linguistic Determinism

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language determines how we think

17
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Algorithms

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step by step

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Heuristics

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shortcuts

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Availability

A

experiences

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Representativeness

A

stereotyping

21
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cerebellum

A

walking and standing - motor function

22
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Prototypes

A

the mental image of a category

23
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Episodic

A

experiences

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Semantic

A

facts/knowledge

25
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Long-term potentiation

A

the neural basis for learning and memory

26
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misinformation effect

A

alters your memory

27
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Phonemes

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sounds

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Syntax

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order structure

29
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Insight

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sudden solution

30
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primacy

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first items

31
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recency

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last items