Module 2 Last Minute Study

Question 1

Describe space limit of attention

Answer 1

visual clutter/ crowding: we can’t seeall items within a cluster

Question 2

Describe time limit of attention

Answer 2

attentional blink: numbers flashing

Question 3

Describe object limit of attention

Answer 3

multiple object tracking

Question 4

How do we test general intelligence (g)

Answer 4

vocabulary tests and SAT testing that seeks pattern -matching, reading comprehension, math digit span, and logic

Question 5

How does general intelligence specifically underlie IQ

Answer 5

Factor analysis- (g) is a single factor explaining some portion of performance; if you’re good at one thing (vocabulary), you’ll be proficient at another similar intelligence (reading comprehension)

Question 6

Describe the biology vs environment argument of intelligence

Answer 6

Twin studies comparing identical twins, fraternal twins, siblings, and adopted kids shows that there is a large correlation between 100% shared genetics and 100% shared environment with higher IQ, explaining that there is a correlation between genetic influence on IQ with the environment having a role to play as well.

Question 7

Is memory a monolith?

Answer 7

No

Question 8

short term memory duration depends on

Answer 8

rehersal

Question 9

Sensory memory becomes a short term memory through

Answer 9

attention

Question 10

Serial position ties to which memory?

Answer 10

primacy– LTM encoding and retrieval
recency– STM rehearsal