Exam 2 Flashcards
Amygdala
Part of the brain that is almond shaped
located at the tip of the hippocampus
Plays central role in emotional process, specifically emotional memories
Absentmindedness
a lapse in attention that results in memory failure
Analytic Intelligence
The ability to identify and define problems and to find strategies for solving them.
anterograde amnesia
inability to transfer new info from short-term storage to long-term storage
bias
the distorting influences of present knowledge, beliefs, and feelings on recollection of previous experiences
Binet and Simon
created the first intelligence tests to find which children would need more help in school.
Biological preparedness
a propensity for learning particular kinds of associations over other kinds
blocking
a failure to retrieve info that is available in memory even though you are trying to produce it.
chunking
combining small pieces of info into larger clusters or chinks that are more easily heldin short-term memroy
classical conditioning
type of learning that occurs when a neutral stimulus produces a response after being paired with a stimulus produces a response after being paired with a stimulus that naturally produces a response
context-dependent retrieval
the storage and retrieval of memory are influenced by the environment in which it was learned or remembered.
correlation between education and intelligence
The more education the more intelligence
crystallized intelligence
The ability to apply knowledge that was acquired through experience
discrimination
The capacity to distinguish between similar between distinct stimuli
effect of environment on intelligence
some traits are strongly influenced by environment. It tends to be a upward trend between the two from adolescence and middle age and then downward trend towards old age
elaborative encoding
a mnemonic system which uses some form of elaboration, such as an emotional cue, to assist in the retention of memories and knowledge.
encoding
The process of transforming what we perceive, think, or feel into an enduring memory
episodic memory
The collection of past personal experiences that occurred at a particular time and place
explicit memory
A declarative memory because we consciously try to recall a specific event or piece of information.
extinction
The Gradual elimination of learned response that occurs when the Conditional Stimulus is repeatedly presented without the Unconditional Stimulus
fixed interval
reinforcers are presented at fixed time periods, provided that the appropriate response is made
fixed ratio
reinforcement is delivered after a specific number of responses have been made
fluid intelligence
the ability to solve and reason about novel problems
Flynn effect
The fact that the average IQ score today is roughly 30 points higher than it was a century ago.
frontal lobe
has specialized areas for movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory and judgment.
generalization
The capacity to distinguish between similar but distinct stimuli
heritability of intelligence
hippocampus
