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Congnitive Psychology Flashcards

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Cognitive psychology

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The study of internal mental processes

Perception, thinking, memory, attention, language, problem-solving and learning

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Metacognition

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Thinking about our thinking (planning, monitoring one’s thoughts, making decisions, strategies to remember information)

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Schema

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Mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas or people

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Prototype

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Mental image or best example of a specific concept or category (hear bird think Bluejay)

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Convergent thinking (inside the box)

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Coming up with a single, well established answer (limits creativity)

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Divergent thinking (outside the box)

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Generates creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions

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Problem solving

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Mental process to discover, analyze and solve problems

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Algorithm

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Step-by-step procedures to find the correct answer to a particular problem (slow but accurate)

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Heuristics

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Guess based on prior experience to narrow down possible solutions

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Representativeness heuristic

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Comparing the present situation to the most representative mental prototype (allows for a quick decisions)

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Availability heuristic

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Decisions on examples and information that immediately spring to mind

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Insights

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Sudden and new realization of the solution to a problem (not reliable)

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Wolfgang Kohler

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Studied insights
Put a banana just out of chimps reach. They were unproductive until they realize they could place the boxes on top to reach the banana

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Mental set

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Tendency to only use solutions that have worked in the past (rigid and inflexible)

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Functional fixedness

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Prevents people from fully seeing all the different options available

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Confirmation bias

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Tendency to search for information that supports preconceptions and ignore contradictory evidence

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Belief perseverance

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Tendency to hold on to beliefs even when evidence proves those beliefs to be wrong

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Overconfidence

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Tendency to overestimate our own knowledge, skills or judgment

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Hindsight bias

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Tendency people have to view events is more predictable than they really are

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Framing

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Process of presenting an issue that affects the decisions and judgment people make

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Anchoring effect

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Favor the first information given

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Language

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Our spoken, written or signed words and the way we combine them to communicate meaning

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Phonemes

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Smallest unit of sound

S in sat or T in tap

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Morphemes

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Smallest unit of meaning

un or ly in unfriendly

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Grammar

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System of rules governing the structure and use of language

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Babbling stage

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Four months of age
Vocalize various sounds unrelated to language
Mama or dada

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One word stage

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Ages one and two
Whole idea expressed in one word
Go or car or kitty

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Two word stage

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Use of mostly nouns and verbs (telegraphic speech)

Application of grammar rules where they do not apply (overgeneralization)

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Full sentences

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Ages 6 to 10

Master syllable stress patterns to distinguish among words

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Skinners theory of language acquisition

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Children learn language through operant conditioning

Children receive rewards for using language in a functional manner

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Noam Chomsky inborn universal grammar

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All humans are born with an innate ability to acquire language located in a specific region of the brain

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Wernick‘s area

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Region of the brain important for language development and responsible for speech comprehension

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Wernick’s aphasia

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Speak in phrases that sounds fluent yet lack meaning

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Brocas area

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Region of the brain involved in production of speech and helps you put words together fluently to form sentences

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Brocas aphasia

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Lack of fluency with preserved language comprehension

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Critical periods for language

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Window on language learning gradually closes in early childhood

If not exposed by age 7 children gradually lose their ability to master language

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Linguistic determination

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Benjamin Whorf, individuals describe the world they live in based on the language they are used to

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Euphemism

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Innocuous word or phrase used to disguised truth

Enhanced interrogation technique a.k.a. torture

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Intelligence

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The ability to learn from experience, solve problems and use knowledge to adapt to new situations

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Binet-Simon intelligence scale

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Designed a series of test to assess mental abilities

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Stanford Binet intelligence test

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Formula to compute one’s intelligence quotient

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Intelligence quotient

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Mental age from exam divided by chronological age

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General intelligence (G factor)

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Charles spearman intelligence is a general cognitive ability that can be measured

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Factor analysis

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People who perform one well on one cognitive test tended to perform well on other tests

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Raymond Cattell

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Determine Spearman‘s G should be divided into two factors of intelligence

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Fluid intelligence

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Ability to reason and think flexibly, stronger in youth

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Crystallized intelligence

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Accumulation of knowledge, facts and skills acquired throughout life tends to increase with age

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Howard Gardners theory of multiple intelligences

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Distinct types of intelligence based on skills and abilities

IQ tests are not full and accurate depiction of ability

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Savant syndrome

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Low IQ but a specific exceptional skill

For Gardners theory against spearman‘s

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Robert Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence

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Three different factors of intelligence

Practical – experimental style leads to specific learning

Analytical-solving a well defined problem with a single answer

Creative - generating new ideas

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Emotional intelligence

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Ability to perceive, control and evaluate emotions

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Wechsler Intelligence Test

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Corrects for cultural bias by including nonverbal questions

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Heritability

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Intelligence estimates range from 50 to 75%

Genetic make up determines the upper limit for IQ and ideal environment and lower limit in an impoverished environment

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Flynn effect

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IQ scores have been rising worldwide because of education, nutrition and more access to information


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Psychometrician

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Methods for acquiring and analyzing psychological data

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Standardization

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Ensures the test is administered and scored uniformly to define meaningful scores

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Norms

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Each test taker completes the test under the same conditions

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Achievement tests

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Measures a persons knowledge in a specific area

Test in psychology, math unit test

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Aptitude test

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Assesses what a person is capable of doing or to predict what a person is capable of learning

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Group tests

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Set a guys test can be administered in groups, widely used in efficient

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Individual tests

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Administered by a trained professional to provide more information on behavior and creative responses

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Reliability

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Consistency

Tendency of a test to produce the same scores each time

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Validity

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Degree in which a test measures what it supposed to measure

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Test retest reliability

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Administering a test twice at two different points in time same results

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Split half reliability

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Measures the extent of which the parts of a test equally contribute to what is being measured

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Content validity

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Measures all aspects of what is designed to measure

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Predictive

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Test accurately forecast performance on future measure

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Ethics and standards in testing

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Professional standards for psychological test to promote the welfare of test takers

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IQ test measure

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A persons ability to use logic and solve problems, recognize patterns and make rapid connections

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Intellectual disability

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Score 2 or more standard deviation‘s below the norm (70 or below)

Serious limitations and areas such as learning, reasoning, communication and self help skills

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Causes for intellectual disability

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Genetic conditions, injuries, illness, labor/delivery problems and pregnancy problems

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Intellectually gifted

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.2% receive an IQ score of more than 145

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