Cognition Flashcards
Practical intelligence
common sense
Analytical intelligence
academic problem solving
Creative intelligence
imaginative
Fluid intelligence
solve problems and learn info
Crystalized intelligence
use knowledge
Why IQ Rises
better nutrition
Validity
measures what its supposed to
Reliability
Consistent
Inductive Reasoning
specificobservation to generalized conclusion
Deductive Reasoning
general to form specific conclusion
Convergent thinking
1 solution
Divergent thinking
expands solutions
Mental Set
using strategies that worked in the past
Belief Perseverance
holding onto a belief after it is false
Source Amnesia
can’t remember where/when/how info was learned
Linguistic Determinism
language determines how we think
Algorithms
step by step
Heuristics
shortcuts
Availability
experiences
Representativeness
stereotyping
cerebellum
walking and standing - motor function
Prototypes
the mental image of a category
Episodic
experiences
Semantic
facts/knowledge
Long-term potentiation
the neural basis for learning and memory
misinformation effect
alters your memory
Phonemes
sounds
Syntax
order structure
Insight
sudden solution
primacy
first items
recency
last items