Memory
What system temporarily holds and processes information?
Working memory
What is the Tip-of-the-tongue Phenomenon?
Temporary inability to retrieve information
What is Crystallized Intelligence, and does it increase or decrease over time?
The accumulation of knowledge over time; increase
What are the mental frameworks that organize information to allow for efficient processing?
Schemas
What is the difference between recall and recognition?
What is the weakening of unused memory over time?
Storage Decay
Which Psychologist proposed the intelligence theory of g and s factors?
Charles Spearman
What are mental shortcuts that speed up processes and simplify decision-making?
Heuristics
What are Mnemonics?
Memory-enhancing tools (acronyms, rhymes, etc)
What occurs when information does not transfer from short-term to long-term memory?
Encoding Failure
What are Robert Sternberg's 3 types of intelligence?
Analitical, creative, practical
What is Confirmation Bias?
The tendency to search for and interpret information that confirms a personal belief