Problem Solving
The tendency that people have to only use solutions that have worked in the past
What is Mental Set?
The accumulation of knowledge & verbal skills that tends to increase with age
What is Crystallized Intelligence?
Being able to access information without being cued.
What is recall?
Any memories that are held just long enough to be perceived.
What is Sensory Memory?
an organized whole, which may exceed the sum of its parts
What is a gestalt?
a form of fixation where one can see an object as only useful for the purpose most commonly associated with it
What is Functional Fixedness?
The ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions.
What is Emotional Intelligence?
The process of putting information into the memory system.
Sensory input to the visual system goes into this place.
What is Iconic Memory?
Failure to notice visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere
What is inattentional blindness?
You look for information that will help your case & ignore opposing ideas.
What is Confirmation Bias?
What is an aptitude test?
memory techniques, especially those that use vivid imagery & organization devices
What are mnemonics?
facts and experiences we can consciously know and declare
What are explicit memories?
ability to see objects in 3D and judge their distance
What is depth perception?
the way an issue is presented, can affect decisions and judgments
What is framing?
Observation that worldwide intelligence predictably increases over time
What is the Flynn Effect?
coordinated by the central executive, this memory component briefly holds auditory info while you work with it
What is the phonological loop?
A newer understanding of short-term memory, this holds information we are currently aware of and thinking about
What is working memory?
depth signals that are available to each eye separately
What are monocular cues?
Estimating the likelihood of events based on easily accessible memory; presuming events are common because examples readily come to mind
What is the availability heuristic?
The extent to which a test yields consistent results
What is reliability?
Model of memory that compares our mind to a computer in a series of 3 stages.
What is the Information Processing Model?
Enhanced memory after practicing retrieval--more effective than simply re-reading info
What is the testing effect?
illusion of motion created when 2 or more lights blink in quick succession
What is the phi phenomenon?