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Thinking, including perception, learning, problem solving, judgement, and memory

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Cognition

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Category or grouping of linguistic information, objects, ideas, or life experiences

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Concept

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Best representation of a concept

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Prototype

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Built through experiences

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Natural Concept

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Defined by a very specific set of characteristics

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Artificial Concept

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A mental construct consisting of a cluster or collection of related concepts

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Schema (Schemata)

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Set of expectations that define the behaviors of a person occupying a particular role

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Role Schema

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Set of behaviors that are performed the same way each time; also referred to as a cognitive script

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Event Schema

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A plan of action used to find a solution

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Problem-solving strategy

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Continue trying different solutions unit problem is solved

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Trial and error

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Step-by-step problem-solving formula

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Algorithm

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General problem-solving framework

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heuristic

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What are the three types of problem-solving?

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Trial and error, algorithm, heuristic

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What are the two types of schema?

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Role and Event

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Continually using an old solution to a problem regardless of it helping

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Mental set

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Inability to see an object used for anything besides its intended purpose

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Functional fixedness

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Tendency to focus on a particular piece of information when making decisions

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Anchoring bias

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Focus on information that confirms existing belief

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Confirmation bias

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Belief that the event just experienced was predictable, even though it really wasn’t (hindsight 2020)

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Hindsight bias

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Unintentional stereotyping of someone or something

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Representative bias

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When a decision is based on either an available precedent or an example that may be faulty

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Availability bias

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Information that is shared by people in a conversation

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Common ground

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Constructing utterances to suit the audience’s knowledge

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Audience design

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A mental representation of an event, object, or situation

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Situation model

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A stimulus is presented to a person reminds them of other associated things

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Priming

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What do we talk about?

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Mainly ourselves and others

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The brain has evolved so humans can be in larger groups

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Social brain Hypothesis

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-characterizes positive things about ingroup using the abstract experiences
- and characterize negative things about outgroup using abstract expressions

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Linguistic Ingroup Bias

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Two components; lexicon and grammar

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Language

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Minimal units of speech

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Phoneme

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Unit of meaning

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Morphemes

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Study of meaning

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Semantics

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a group of rules that are used to describe how the phrases and the words should be used in a language so that they can be grammatically correct

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Syntax

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a philosophical stance holding that the truth value of a proposition or a theory is to be identified in its sign

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pragmatics

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language is learned through reinforcement

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B.F. Skinner

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ability to learn language is in our biology
- language acquisition appears to occur without formal teaching
- language development seems similar around the world
- critical period of language acquisition

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Noam Chomsky

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used to describe red, browns, orange, and some yellows

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serandu

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a variety of greens, reds, beige and yellows, and is also the term for a Caucasian person

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Dambu

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describe the most dark colors; black, dark red, dark purple, dark blue, etc.

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Zuzu

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some yellows and whites

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Vapa

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collection of greens and blues

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Buru

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the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills

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intelligence

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focus was on commonalities
- less concerned with unique abilities

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Spearman’s model

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innate abilities

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Spearman’s g

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Learned abilities

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Spearman’s s

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acquired knowledge and ability to retrieve it

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crystallized intelligence

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ability to see complex relationships and solve problems

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fluid intelligence

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academic problem-solving and computation

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analytical intelligence

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streets smarts and common sense

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practical intelligence

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imaginative and innovative problem-solving

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creative intelligence

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  • each person possesses at least 8 intelligences
  • each person has strengths and weaknesses
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Gardener’s 8 Intelligences Theory

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perceives different functions of language, different sounds and meanings of words, may easily learn multiple languages

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linguistics

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capable of seeing numerical patterns, strong ability to use logic and reason

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mathermatical

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understands and appreciates rhythm, pitch, and tone; may play multiple instruments, or performs as a vocalist

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musical

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high ability to control the movements of the body and use the body to perform various physical tasks

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bodily kinesthetic

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ability to perceive the relation between two objects and how they move in space

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spatial(visuospatial)

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ability to understand and be sensitive to the various emotional states of others

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interpersonal

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ability to access personal feelings and motivations, and use them to direct behavior and reach personal goals

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intrapersonal

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high capacity to appreciate the natural world and interact with the species in it

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naturalist

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interpersonal and intrapersonal
- promotes high social skills
- some believe this is a better predictor of success

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emotional intelligence

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average age or typical test score for a specific chronological age

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mental age

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adult intelligence test

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WAIS-IV

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child intelligence test

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WISC-V

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child intelligence test

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WISC-V

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each generation has a significantly higher IQ than the last

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flynn effect

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administering a test to a large group so data can be collected to reference the normal scores for a population and its groups

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norming

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method of testing in which administration, scoring, and interpretation of results are consistent

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standardization

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  • researchers found twins raised apart has similar IQ
  • more similar than fraternal twins or siblings raised together
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Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart

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each person responds to the environment in a unique way based on his other genetic makeup

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range of reaction

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the inability to correctly process letters, may mix up letter within words or sentences

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dyslexiA

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the inability to correctly process letters, may mix up letter within words or sentences

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dyslexia

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have learning disability that results in struggle to write legibly. extreme difficulty writing with pen and paper

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dysgraphia

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difficulty with making math calculation

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dyscalculia

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input of information into the memory system

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encoding

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creation of permanent record of information

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storage

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act of getting information out of our memory and into our awareness

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retrieval

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encoding of informational details like time, space, frequency, and meaning of words

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automatic processing

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encoding of information that takes effort and attention

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effortful processing

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-easier to quickly name color if printed in same color ink
-example of automatic processing
-experience has taught us to attach more significance to the meaning of words than the colors they are written in

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stroop effect

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input of words and their meaning

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emantic encoding

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input of images

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visual encoding

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input of sounds, words, and music

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acoustic encoding

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taking info from the form it is delivered to us and converting it in a way that helps us make sense of it
errors can occur

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recoding

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creation of a permanent record of information

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storage

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shifting of information from one memory store to another

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control processing

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temporary storage system that processes incoming sensory info
holds about seven bits of information before forgotten or stored

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short-term memory

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continues storage of information

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long-term memory

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memories we consciously try to remember and recall

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explicit memory (declarative)

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memories that are not part of our consciousness

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implicit memory(non-declarative)

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act of getting information out of our memory and back into conscious awareness

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retrieval

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Types of Retrieval

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Recall
Recognition
Relearning

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accessing info without cues

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recall

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identifying info previously learned by encouraging it again

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recognition

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learning info that was previously learned

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relearning

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retrieval will be better depending on how much overlap there is between cue and encoding

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encoding specificity principle

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memory for learning material is easier to recall if you are in the same place you learned it

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context-dependent learning

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memory for learned material is better if in same internal state

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state-dependent learning

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memory is easier if your mood at retrieval matches mood at encoding

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mood-dependent learning

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exceptionally clever recollection of an important event

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flashbulb memory

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loos of long term memory that occurs as result of disease, physical trauma, or psychological trauma

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amnesia

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inability to make new memories

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anterograde amnesia

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loss of memory for events that occurred prior to brain trauma

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retrograde amnesia

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Five Impediments of Remembering

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Encoding failure - don’t learn it to begin with
Decay - memory fades
Inadequate retrieval cues - no reminders
Interference - other memories get in the way
Trying not to remember - deliberately try not to remember

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old information hinders recall of new information

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proactive interference

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new information hinders recall of old information

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retroactive information

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it’s easier to remember things that come toward the beginning of a list

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primary effect

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it’s easier to remember things that have recently occurred

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recency effect

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formulation of new memories

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construction

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process of bringing up old memories

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reconstruction

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What happens to memories that are reconstructed?

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They are reconsolidated (changed) before they are put back.

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Accessibility of memory decreases over time

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transcience

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forgetting caused by lapses in attention

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absentmindedness

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accessibility of information is temporarily blocked

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blocking

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source of memory is confused

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misattribution

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false memories

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suggestibility

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memories distorted by current belief system

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bias

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inability to forget undesirable memories

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persistence

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effects of misinformation from external sources leading to creation of false memories

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suggestibility

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given incorrect information, witnesses may misremember the original event

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misinformation effect

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practicing over and over again

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rehearsal

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taking larger pieces of information and breaking them down into smaller groups

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chunking

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making connections to other experiences, objects, etc

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elaborative rehearsal

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using pseudonyms to assists memory

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mnemonic devices

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innate behaviors

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reflexes
instincts

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any event or situation that evokes a response

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stimulus

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behavior that occurs in response to the stimuli

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response

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relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that results from experience

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learning

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form of learning that involves connecting certain stimuli or events that occur together in the environment

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associative learning

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organisms learn to associate events that repeatedly happen together

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classical conditioning

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organisms learn to associate events - a behavior and its consequences (reinforcement or punishment)

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operant conditioning

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the process of watching others and then imitating what they do

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observational learning

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elicits a reflexive response

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unconditional stimulus (UCS)

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natural, unlearned reaction to UCS

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unconditioned response (UCR)

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presented immediately before UCS

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neutral stimulus

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neutral stimulus becomes CS after being associated with UCS

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conditioned stimulus (CS)

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learned response to previously neutral stimulus

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conditioned response (CR)

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the process by which a naturally occurring stimulus is paired with a stimulus in the environment, and as a result, the environmental stimulus eventually elicits the same response as the natural stimulus

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classical conditioning

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a situation in which a stimulus that was previously neutral(e.g., a light) is paired with a conditioned stimulus (e.g., a tone that has been conditioning with food to produce salivating) to produce the same conditioned response as the conditioned stimulus

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high-order conditioning

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picking up learned behavior

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acquisition

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disappearance of learned behavior

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extinction

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picking back up the learned behavior that was once lost

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spontaneous recovery

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the ability to distinguish between different stimuli

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stimulus discrimination

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a similar stimuli will set off the learned behavior because it is similar to the neutral stimuli

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stimulus generalization

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growing accustomed to a stimulus

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habituation

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form of learning that is not immediately expressed in an over response

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latent learning

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need to be focused on what the model is doing

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attention

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need to retain or remember what to do

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retention

147
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need to perform behavior you observed and committed to memory

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reproduction

148
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need to want to actually copy the behavior

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motivation

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when model was punished for behavior, the children were less likely to do the behavior modeled

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Bandura’s Bobo Doll

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organisms learn to associate behaviors with their consequences

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operant conditioning

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reward successive approximations to target behavior

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shaping

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innate reinforcing qualities

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primary reinforcers

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no inherent value by itself but it is inked to something else

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secondary reinforcers

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  • repeated reinforcement of a behavior every time it happens
  • better at learning a
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continuous reinforcement

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-reinforcement response only part of the time
-behavior is kept for longer

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partial reinforcement

156
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Rosa Parks is often discussed as the best example of civil disobedience. This makes her an example of what?

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Prototype

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When you say, “I knew it all along,” about an unpredictable event, you are performing which bias?

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Hindsight bias

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I performed an activity that required me to use a coffee mug as a measurement tool. By doing so, I was able to break this, which is when you are not able to see an object for something other than its intended use.

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Functional fixedness

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A category or grouping of linguistic information, objects, ideas, or life experience

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Concept

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I have developed a fear of flying because of many stories I see on the news about planes crashes; however, thousands of safe flights happen daily. What is this an example of?

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Availability Bias

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If we were talking about going to a movie theater, you probably have developed a mental representation of going to the movies. What is this called?

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Situational Model

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The shared knowledge between two people in a conversation is known as what?

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Common ground

163
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Followers of this hypothesis believe we developed complex thoughts as a result of our need to be in larger groups for survival.

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Social brain hypothesis

164
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Words are created by combining these, which are basic units of speech sounds, like “th” “r” and “ee” in the word “three”

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Phonemes

165
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What are the two main parts of long term memory? What are the differences between the two?

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Explicit - things that you are consciously aware of
Implicit - things you’re not consciously aware of (breathing, digestion, etc)

166
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An example of this type of processing is when you are trying to study for an exam and have to put in a lot of energy and attention to encode it.

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Effortful processing

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