memory, cognition, and learning Flashcards
what is cognition?
includes the way we think, solve problems, organize our worlds, communicate with one another, pay attention, intelligence
what are the steps of speech development?
recognizing language, verbal language, telegraphic speech
what is the order in which babies learn speech development?
crying (from birth), cooing (1-2 months), babbling (4-6 months), first words (12 months), two word combinations (18-24 months)
what are examples of nonverbal language?
gestures, tone/inflection/intonation, imitation
who studied whether children learn the rules of a language or if they model others and how?
Jean Berko Gleason, Wug Test, 1958
what did the wug test do and determine?
tested language acquisition with pseudowords, determined that children learn common rules by age 4
what was a negative factor in the wug test?
overregulation may occur
what is Broca’s Aphasia?
trouble producing speech
what is Wernicke’s Aphasia?
trouble understanding speech
what are some other considerations regarding intelligence?
cultural biases in intelligence testing, emotional intelligence
what studies identified whether or not there was one type of intelligence or multiple types of intelligence?
Binet’s mental age, Terman’s IQ, Weschler’s adult and child scales, Gadner’s multiple intelligences
what did Binet’s mental age determine?
the concept of mental age
what did Terman’s IQ determine?
IQ according to calculation, mental age divided by real age x 100, anyone with IQ above 100 is considered smart
what was Weschler’s adult and child scales?
took Binet’s mental age and made different scales for adult and children
what was Gadner’s multiple intelligences
argued that there’s multiple types of intelligence
what were Gadner’s multiple intelligences and what did they mean
musical
body - kinesthetic
interpersonal - understanding others
verbal - linguistic
logical - math
naturistic - green thumb
intrapersonal - understanding yourself
visual - spatial
what is memory made of?
encoding, storage, retrieval
what is encoding
first step in memory, selective attention
what are the three stages in storage?
sensory memory, short-term memory (working memory), maintenance rehearsal
what is sensory memory
very short-term memory
what is short term memory (working memory)
capacity to store a small amount of information in the mind and keep it readily available for a short period of time, maintenance rehearsal (repeating info over and over without absorbing meaning or connecting it with other concepts, focuses on memorizing rather than remembering and is short term)
what is long term memory
elaborative rehearsal (involves making info meaningful, helps transfer information from short term memory to long term memory by relating it to prior knowledge or personal experience)
what is procedural long term memory
type of long-term memory that involves how to perform different actions and skills. It is a form of implicit memory, meaning that someone using procedural memory may not be consciously aware that it’s being accessed. Examples include riding a bike, tying your shoes, and cooking an omelet. Procedural memory is a part of the implicit long-term memory responsible for knowing how to do things
what is declarative ltm
explicit memory, recall of events or facts