Cognition, Consciousness, and Language (4) Flashcards
Dual-coding theory
states that both verbal association and visual images are used to process and store information
Cognitive Theory
development of one’s ability to think and solve problem across the life span.
Jean Piaget’s stages of cognitive development
sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
Schema
a cognitive framework that helps organize and interpret information in the world around us
Assimilation
process of classifying new information into existing schema
Accommodation
a process by which existing schema is modified to add new information.
Sensorimotor stage (Piaget)
( birth to age 2) manipulating the environment to meet the physical needs through circular reactions. Primary circular reaction (repetition of body movement). Secondary circular reaction ( focused on something outside the body such as throwing a toy from the high chair). Object Permanence ends this stage.
Object Permanence
understanding that objects continue to exist even when out of view. (“Peek a boo” as a example )
Preoperational stage ( Piaget)
(age 2 to 7) focouses on symbolic thinking, egocentrism, and centration. (unable to tell that quantities are equal )
Concrete operational stage (Piaget)
(age 7 to 11) Able to engage in logical thought as long as they are working with concrete objects or info that is directly available.
Formal operational stage (Piaget)
(starts around age 11) focuses on abstract thought and problem solving
Fluid Intelligence
consists of problem solving intelligence
Crystallized intelligence
related to used of learned skills and knowledge
Delirium
abrupt change in the brain that causes mental confusion and emotional disruption and caused by medical (nonpsychological) causes.
Functional Fixedness
inability to consider how to use an object in a nontradional manner
Algorithm
formula or procedure for solving a certain problem
Deductive (top-down) reasoning
starts from a general rules and draws conclusions from the information given to you.
Inductive (bottom-up) reasoning
seeks to create theory via generalizations.
Heuristics : availabilty heuristic
representativeness heuristic
enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves.
Availabilty : when we try to decide how likely something is.
Representativeness: invovles categorizing item on basis of whether they fit in prototypical, sterotypical, or representative image of the category.
Intuition
ability to act on perceptions that may not be supported by available evidence. ( They “feels” to be correct on something because on experience )
Gardner’s multiple intelligence
linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, visual-spatial, bodily- kinesthetic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal.
Belief perseverance
inability to reject a particular belief despite clear evidence to the contrary.
Consicousness
one’s level of awareness of both the world and own existence within the world.
Alertness
state of consiousness in which we are awake and able to think. Able to percieve, process, access, and verbalize information.
Cortisol levels are high
Fibers from prefrontal cortex communicate with reticular formation to keep cortex awake and alert.