Week 4 - Cognition Flashcards
1
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What is cognition? (3)
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- all processes that refer to human thought
- how information is received, processed, stored, and then used
- acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, ad senses
2
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What are the 6 domains of cognitive function?
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- perceptual motor function
- language
- learning and memory
- social cognition
- complex attention
- Executive function
3
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Cognition and its effects on the body spider web map
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4
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What is perception? (2)
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- interpretation of the environment
- related to awareness and consciousness
5
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What does perception depend on? (2)
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- sensory input
- attention is directed on a particular area
6
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What is memory? (2)
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- retention and recall of the past
- different neural subsystems support different types of memory
7
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What is declarative episodic memory?
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- specific events (birthdays, christmas)
8
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What is declarative semantic memory?
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- knowledge, words, facts
9
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What is declarative memory? (2)
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- info that we learned and can recall
- long term memory
10
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What is immediate memory attention span?
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- What is going on in front of us and making sense of it
11
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What is working memory?
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- small amounts of memory that can be recalled, retained, and manipulated
12
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What is procedural memory? (2)
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- muscle memory
- capacity to remember how to do something with our body
13
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What does executive function include? (3, 6 points)
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- flexibility
- adaptability
- higher order thinking - Goal directedness
- determines contents of consciousness
- supervises voluntary activity
- future-oriented
14
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Why is cognition on a continuum? (2)
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- cognition can change over time
- if impaired, it can range from mild to severe
15
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What is higher order cognitive function? (7)
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- learning
- comprehension
- problem-solving
- reasoning
- decision making
- creativity
- metacognition
18
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Cognition on a continuum diagram
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