Unit 2 Flashcards
Gestalt psychology
Focuses how how the human brain perceived things
Similarity
Grouping similar things together
Closure
Filling in the blanks ( solving a problem or having resolution)
Proximity
The way relationships are formed between two things that are close to each other
Figure ground
Looking at the white picture on a black backround rather than the black
Shape consistency
Something looking the same from every angle
Color consistency
When something looks the same color in every lighting
Size consistency
Knowing something isn’t as small as it looks from far away
Size consistency
Looking at something from far away but knowing it’s not as small as it appears
Metacognition
Thinking/understanding your own thinking process
Prototype
The general example that you think of when something is mentioned
Functional fixedness
Using something one for what it’s intended for
Divergent thinking
Generates more than one solution
Heuristics
Mental shortcut or rule to thumb people use
Availability heuristics
Immediate example that comes through persons mind when evaluating a topic or specific Method
Equation to find IQ
(10/8) x 1.25 x100= 125
Why do they measure intelligence
So they could identify people with learning disabilities
What does IQ out of 100 mean?
The average IQ
Example of achievement test
Taking a unit test
What is an aptitude test
Taking an SAT (test on everything you’ve learned)
How do you check a tests vitality
Compare it with other tests
how do you check if a test is reliable?
Take the same test before and after you learn the unit
Long term potation
Getting easier over time
Order of the stages of memory
Encoding, storage, and retrieval
Episodic memory
Remembering small details of an event
Procedural memory
Doing an order of steps without thinking about each step
Serial position effect
More likely to remember things at the beginning, or the end of a sequence
Anterograde amnesia
The inability to form new memories
Retrograde amnesia
The loss of memories that were formed before the onset of amnesia
Statistical significance
When two or more variables is caused by Something other than chance
What does it mean if a student gets a 68 on a test
They are better than 68% of people
How is IQ inherited
Twin studies show they’re IQ is very similar
How is IQ environmental
Twins who were raised seperently, they’re IQ scores are not similar
Multi store model
Three models, each separates control processes accompanies each mode
Levels of processing
Making something easier to remember. Levels are enshallow intermediate and deep
