Memory
What type of memory holds brief sensory events for a very brief period, often just seconds?
What is sensory memory?
What is the term for recalling previously learned information?
What is retrieval?
A state of consciousness characterized by high levels of awareness, behavior, and thought.
What is wakefulness?
What is the practice of focusing the mind to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state?
What is meditation?
Which perspective focuses on the influence of unconscious motivations on behavior?
What is the psychoanalytic perspective?
Which type of memory is responsible for holding information for about 15 to 30 seconds before it is forgotten or stored?
What is short-term memory?
What do we call the ability to recognize previously encountered information?
What is recognition?
Which mental state can be induced to increase suggestibility and relaxation?
What is hypnosis?
What do we call substances that affect the brain's functioning and can alter perception or mood?
What are psychoactive drugs?
What perspective emphasizes the role of observable behaviors in understanding psychology?
What is the behavioral perspective?
What is the term for the process of converting information into a form that can be stored in memory?'
What is encoding?
What is the phenomenon where previously learned information is strengthened through practice?
What is relearning?
The lack of awareness (e.g., a state rendered by drug-induced anesthesia for medical procedures or coma).
What is unconscious state?
What is our biological clock that occurs on a 24-hour cycle and is impacted by light and dark?
What is Circadian Rhythm?
Which perspective looks at mental processes such as thinking, memory, and problem-solving?
What is the cognitive perspective?
What do we call memories that can be consciously recalled, such as facts and events we personally experience?
What is declarative memory?
Which type of processing requires conscious effort and attention?
What is effortful processing?
What term describes memories that are not currently accessible but can become conscious?
What is preconscious state?
What type of cognitive processes require us to be consciously aware?
What is explicit cognitive processes?
What perspective involves understanding behavior through genetics and biology?
What is the biological perspective?
What is the term for memory that involves skills and actions, such as riding a bike or brushing your teeth?
What is procedural memory?
What type of processing involves encoding of informational details like time, space, frequency, and the meaning of words?
What is automatic processing?
What type of cognitive processes occur without conscious awareness?
What are implicit cognitive processes?
What is the term for a mental state that is not influenced by external stimuli, often associated with deep sleep?
What is nonconscious state?
Which perspective focuses on personal growth and the potential for self-actualization?
What is the humanistic perspective?