Memory
This type of memory is vivid and tied to emotionally significant events.
What is Flashbulb memory?
The ability to focus on one voice in a noisy environment.
What is The cocktail party effect?
A methodical, step-by-step procedure for solving problems.
What is Algorithm?
This is the most widely used intelligence test for adults today.
What is WAIS IQ test (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale)?
Failing to notice changes in the environment is called this.
What is Change blindness?
The tendency to recall the first and last items on a list more easily than those in the middle.
What is The serial position effect?
The failure to notice visible objects when attention is focused elsewhere.
What is Inattentional blindness?
A shortcut or "rule of thumb" for problem-solving that isn’t always accurate.
What is Heuristic?
Accumulated knowledge and skills that tend to increase with age.
What is Crystallized intelligence?
This principle states that to perceive a difference between two stimuli, they must differ by a constant percentage.
What is Weber’s law?
This is the process of encoding information based on its meaning.
What is Semantic encoding?
A depth cue where parallel lines appear to converge in the distance.
What is Linear perspective?
The tendency to think of objects only in terms of their usual function.
What is Functional fixedness?
The observation that IQ scores have increased over generations.
What is Flynn Effect?
A memory aid that uses associations to make information easier to remember.
What is Mnemonic device?
Memories that are retrieved without conscious awareness, like riding a bike.
What is Implicit memory?
Perceiving objects as having consistent color despite changes in lighting.
What is color constancy?
Clinging to initial beliefs even when presented with contradictory evidence.
What is Belief perseverance?
General intelligence underlying all mental abilities is referred to by this letter.
What is G intelligence?
This phenomenon occurs when one sense influences another, such as smell affecting taste.
What is Sensory interaction?
A fleeting visual memory lasting only a fraction of a second.
What is Iconic memory?
This binocular depth cue arises from the slight difference between images from each eye.
What is Retinal Disparity?
Judging the likelihood of something based on how well it matches a prototype.
What is The representativeness heuristic?
This type of intelligence helps solve new problems without relying on past knowledge.
What is Fluid intelligence?
This concern about being evaluated based on a negative stereotype can hinder performance.
What is Stereotype threat?