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Psych Test 3 Flashcards

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Memory

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The retention of information or experiences over a long period of time through key processes

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Encode

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Taking in information through attention

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Storage

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Store the information in some manner: Long-Short term memory

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Retrieval

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Retrieve the stored information for later purposes

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Divided Attention

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Concentrating on more than one thing at the same time

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Multitasking

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Dividing attention to two or more things

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Sustained Attention

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Ability to maintain attention (Staying Vigilant)

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Levels of Proccessing

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Shallow: Remember color or shape
Intermediate: Recognize words
Deep: Links the word to meaning

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Elaboration

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Examples, narratives to help the brain remember

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Imagery

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Adding imagery increases number of neural traces can can help retrieval of information

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Self-Referential Encoding

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Personal examples are easier to remember

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Rehearsal

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Repetition is useful for memory

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Verbal Mnemonics

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Acrostics,Acronyms SAT, MCAT, LSAT

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Encoding Specificity Principle

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Memory is better when retrieval context matches the encoding context

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Atkinson-Shiffrin Theory

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Theory Stating that memory storage involves three systems

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Sensory Memory

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Memory system that involves holding information for only an instant (fraction of second to several seconds)

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Short-Term memory

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Memory system in which information is retained for only as long as 30 seconds unless the individual uses strategies to retain the information (Up to 30 seconds)

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Long-Term Memory

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Memory system that stores huge amount of information for a long time (Up to lifespan)

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Explicit Memory

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Remembering who,what,where,when,why , how

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Implicit Memory

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Remembering how

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Episodic Memory

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How individuals remember lifes episodes

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Semantic Memory

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General Knowledge such as everyday knowledge

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Priming

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The activation of information that people already have in storage to help them remember new information

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Schema

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mental concept that helps people to organize and interpret information

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Connectionionsim
Memory is stored throughout the brain in connections among neurons
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Where are memories stored?
Memories are not stored in the brain, memories are processes which recreate brain activity
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Memory Retrieval
information that was retained in memory comes out of storage
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Difference between recall and recognition
Recall is retrieving previously learned information while recognition is identifying learned items
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How is memory affected by traumatic events?
traumatic events are retained due to stress-related hormones involved
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Repression
Person is so traumatized by the event, that they forget it, athen forget the act of forgetting
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Encoding Failure
Information never enters long-term memory
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Interference Theory
People forget not because memories are lost but because other information gets in the way
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Decay Theory
A neurochemical memory trace forms but over time this trace disintegrates
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Prospective Memory
Remembering information about doing something in the future
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Amnesia
Loss of Memory
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Thinking
Process of manipulating information mentally
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Problem Solving
Mental process of finding an appropriate way to attain a goal
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Reasoning
Transforming information to reach conclusions
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Decision Making
Mental activity of evaluating alternatives and choosing among them
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Critical Thinking
Process of reflecting deeply and asking questions and evaluating evidence
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Mindfulness
State of being alert and mentally present
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Open-mindedness
State of being receptive to other ways of looking at things
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Creativity
Ability to think about something in novel/ unusual ways
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Divergent Thinking
Many solutions to the same problem
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Convergent Thinking
single best solution to a problem
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Cognition
Way information is processed and manipulated in remembering, thinking and knowing
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Intelligence
Ability to do well on cognitive tasks, to solve problems and learn from experience
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How do we measure intelligence?
Measure using intelligence quotient (IQ) devised by William Sterm
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Gifted
Possessing high intelligence in a particular area
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What contributes to low intelligence
Conceptual Skills: Language,Reading,Math Social Skills: Personality Practical:
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What are two theories of Multiple Intelligence?
Sternberg develop Triarchic theory of intelligence. Garnder suggests nine types of intelligence (Frames of mind)
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Language
System of symbols, sounds, meanings that allows for communication
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What are the basic properties of Language?
Phonology: Sound System Morphology: Word Structure Syntax: Sentence Rules Semantics: Word Meaning Pragmatics: Language Use
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Development
Pattern of continuity and change in human capabilities that occur throughout
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Development three levels
Physical Changes, Cognitive Changes, Socioemotional Changes
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Cross Sectional Studies
Different ages assessed at one time and differences noticed
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Cohort Effect
Difference not because of age but because of time period they were born
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Longitudinal Studies
Asses same people, multiple times over a lengthy period
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Nature vs Nurture
Nature is an individuals biological inheritance while Nurture is an individuals environmental and social exposures
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Maturation
The biologically determined changes that follow an orderly sequence
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Critical Period
Brain is set to acquire a function during a period of time
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Conception
Male sperm and Female egg produce a zygote
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What are the periods of prenatal development?
Geminal Period (1st two weeks after conception) Embryonic Period (Week 3-8) Fetal Period ( Weeks 3-birth)
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Teratogens
are any environmental agents that harm the fetus and cause a birth defect (diseases, viruses, chemicals)
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What is Piaget's Theory Of Cognitive Development?
Piaget's theory of cognitive development describes how children construct knowledge through four stages—sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational
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Sensorimotor
Experience Through senses
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Preoperational
Symbolic thinking develops
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Concrete operational
Logical reasoning begins
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Formal Operational
Abstract thinking emerges
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Temperament
An individuals behavioral style and characteristic ways of responding
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Infant Attachment
Close emotional bond between an infant and its caregiver
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What is Eriksons Theory of Socioemotional Development?
Erikson's theory describes eight stages of socioemotional development, each involving a key conflict that shapes personality and growth
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What is Kohlbergs Theory?
Kohlberg's theory outlines moral development in three stages—pre-conventional, conventional, and post-conventional—based on reasoning rather than behavior
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Puberty
Period of rapid skeletal and sexual maturation that occurs in early adolescence when hormones change
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Androgens and Estrogens
Androgens male hormones( testosterone) and Estrogens are female hormones ( Estradiol)

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