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Woolfolk Ch 8 Vocab Flashcards

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Cognitive view of learning

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a general approach that views learning as an active mental process of acquiring, remembering, and using knowledge

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Cognitive science

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The interdisciplinary study of thinking, language, intelligence, knowledge creation, and the brain

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Domain-specific knowledge

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Information that is useful in a particular situation or that applies mainly to one specific topic

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General knowledge

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Information that is useful in many different kinds of tasks; information that applies to many situations

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Information processing

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The human mind’s activity in taking in, storing, and using information

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Sensory memory

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System that holds sensory information very briefly

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Attention

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Focus on a stimulus

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Automaticity

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the result of learning to perform a behaviour or thinking process so thoroughly that the performance is automatic and does not require effort. Sometimes refers to excitement or stress

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Working memory

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The information that you are focusing on at a given moment

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Short-term memory

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Component of memory system that holds information for about 20 seconds

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Central executive

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The part of working memory that is responsible for monitoring and directing attention and other mental resources

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Phonological loop

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Part of working memory. A speech- and sound-related system for holding and rehearsing (refreshing) words and sounds in short-term memory for about 1.5 to 2 seconds

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Visuospatial sketchpad

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Part of working memory. A holding system for visual and spatial information

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Episodic buffer

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The process that brings together and integrates information from the phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad, and long-term memory under the supervision of the central executive

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Cognitive load

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the volume of resources necessary to complete a task

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Intrinsic cognitive load

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The resources required by the task itself, regardless of other stimuli

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Extraneous cognitive load

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The resources required to process stimuli irrelevant to the task

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Germane cognitive load

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Deep processing of information related to the task, including the application of prior knowledge to the new task or problem

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Maintenance rehearsal

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Keeping information in working memory by repeating it to yourself

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Elaborative rehearsal

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Keeping information in working memory by associating it with something else you already know

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Chunking

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Grouping individual bits of data into meaningful larger units

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Interference

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Processing new information interferes or gets confused with old information

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Decay

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The weakening and fading of memories with the passage of time

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Long-term memory

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Permanent store of knowledge

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Declarative knowledge

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Verbal information; facts; “knowing that” something is the case

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Procedural knowledge

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Knowledge that is demonstrated when we perform a task; “knowing how”

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Self-regulatory knowledge

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Knowing how to manage your learning, or knowing how and when to use your declarative and procedural knowledge

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Explicit memory

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Long-term memories that involve deliberate or conscious recall

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Implicit memory

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Knowledge that we are not conscious of recalling, but that influences our behaviour or thought without our awareness

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Semantic memory

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Memory for meaning

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Propositional network

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Set of interconnected concepts and relationships in which long-term knowledge is held

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Images

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Representations based on the physical attributes�the appearance�of information

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Dual coding theory

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Suggests that information is stored in long-term memory as either visual images or verbal units or both

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Concept

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A category used to group similar events, ideas, objects, or people

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Defining attribute

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Qualities that connect members of a group to a specific concept

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Prototype

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A best example or best representative of a category (concept)

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Exemplar

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An actual memory of a specific object

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Theory-based

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An explanation for concept formation that suggests our classifications are based on ideas about the world that we create to make sense of things

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Schemas (singular, schema)

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Basic structures for organizing information; concepts

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Story grammar

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Typical structure or organization for a category of stories

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Episodic memory

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Long-term memory for information tied to a particular time and place, especially memory of the events in a person’s life

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Flashbulb memories

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Clear vivid memories of emotionally important events in your life

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Procedural memory

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Long-term memory for how to do things

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Script

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Schema or expected plan for the sequence of steps in a common event such as buying groceries or ordering pizza

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Productions

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The contents of procedural memory; rules about what actions to take, given certain conditions

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Priming

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Activating a concept in memory or the spread of activation from one concept to another

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Elaboration

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Adding and extending meaning by connecting new information to existing knowledge

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Organization

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Ordered logical network of relations

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Context

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The total setting or situation that surrounds and interacts with a person or event. It includes internal and external circumstances and situations that interact with the individual’s thoughts, feelings, and actions to shape development and learning

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Levels of processing theory

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Theory that recall of information is based on how deeply it is processed

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Spreading activation

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Retrieval of pieces of information based on their relatedness to one another. Remembering one bit of information activates (stimulates) recall of associated information

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Retrieval

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Process of searching for and finding information in long-term memory

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Reconstruction

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Recreating information by using memories, expectations, logic, and existing knowledge

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Mnemonics

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Techniques for remembering; the art of memory

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Loci method

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Technique of associating items with specific places

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Acronym

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Technique for remembering by using the first letter of each word in a phrase to form a new, memorable word

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Chain mnemonics

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Memory strategies that associate one element in a series with the next element

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Keyword method

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System of associating new words or concepts with similar sounding cue words and images

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Rote memorization

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Remembering information by repetition without necessarily understanding the meaning of the information

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Serial-position effect

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The tendency to remember the beginning and the end, but not the middle of the list

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Part learning

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Breaking a list of items into shorter lists

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Distributed practice

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Practice in brief periods with rest intervals

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Massed practice

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Practice for a single extended period

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Automated basic skill

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Skill that is applied without conscious thought

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Domain-specific strategies

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Consciously applied skills to reach goals in a particular subject or problem

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