Glossary R Flashcards
rationalist
one who believes that the route to knowledge is through logical analysis
reasoning
process of drawing conclusions from principles and from evidence
recall
to produce something from memory
recency effect
refers to superior recall of words at the end of a list
recognition
to identify an item as one that you have learned previously
recognition-by-components (RBC) theory
assumes that we quickly recognize objects by observing the edges of objects and then decomposing the objects into geons
reconstructive
involving the use of various strategies for retrieving the original memory traces and then rebuilding the original experience as a basis for retrieval
referent
the thing in the real world a concept refers to
representativeness
occurs when we judge the probability of an uncertain event according to 1) its obvious similarity to our representation of the population and 2) the degree to which it reflects the salient features of the process by which it is generated (e.g. randomness)
reticular activating system (RAS)
a network of neurons that regulates consciousness (sleep, wakefullness, arousal also heartbeat and breathing) aka. reticular formation
retrieval (memory)
refers to how you get access to information stored in memory
retroactive interference
caused by activity ocurring after we learn something, but before we are asked to recal that thing. (aka. retroactive inhibition)
retrograde amnesia
occurs when you loose your purposeful memory for events prior to the memory loss inducing trauma
rods
light-sensitive,
provide peripheral vision and work in low-light conditions (no color vision)
