Memory And Attention

Question 1

Neo piagetian thinking

Answer 1

Older children and adults can solve complex problems cause they hold more info in stm than young kids

Question 2

Retrograde

Answer 2

Problems in accessing events that occurred in the past

Question 3

Anterograde

Answer 3

Problems in encoding a story or retrieving info that can be used in the future

Question 4

Attention

Answer 4

Process of directing and focusing certain psychological resources to enhance perception, performance and mental experience

Question 5

Selective attention

Answer 5

If focus on a task is intent you may fail to perceive even dramatic changes in parts of environment

Question 6

Diving attention

Answer 6

Attention can be decided efficiently to perform more than 1 activity at a time

Question 7

Voluntary

Answer 7

Goal directed
Purposefully focus to perform a task

Question 8

Involuntary

Answer 8

Stimulus driven
Attention is diverted by an aspect of the environment eg: noise

Question 9

Sensory memory

Answer 9

Brief storage of info within a specific modality

Question 10

Iconic memory

Answer 10

Brief storage of visual info

Question 11

Echoic memory

Answer 11

Storage of auditory info

Question 12

Visual stm

Answer 12

Memory of visual and special info
Eg: colours and shapes

Question 13

Verbal stm

Answer 13

Auditory and written info

Question 14

LTM

Answer 14

Unlimited memory store that holds info permanently

Question 15

Piaget

Answer 15

Reasoning develops in 4 universal stages

Question 16

Information processing theory

Answer 16

Computer used as a model of human cognitive function
Soft ware and hardware

Question 17

Vygotsky

Answer 17

Cognitive development occurs through social factors and cultural tools

Question 18

Schema

Answer 18

Representations of knowledge from previous experience which serve as a set of expectations for info processing

Question 19

Memory

Answer 19

The ability to retain info of past experiences based on mental process of learning

Question 20

Characteristics

Answer 20

Improves mental processing
Takes effort
Limited