Memory Basics
The process of transforming information into a format for storage in the brain?
What is encoding?
Which Gestalt principle groups items based on proximity?
What is proximity?
What heuristic involves making judgments based on how well something matches an existing stereotype?
What is Representativeness Heuristic?
What strategy involves testing all possibilities to find a solution?
What is algorithm?
What is the name of the researcher famous for discovering the forgetting curve?
What is Hermann Ebbinghaus?
This type of memory briefly holds sensory information.
What is sensory memory?
What is the term for focusing on one particular stimulus while ignoring others?
What is selective attention?
Which mindset embraces the belief that abilities can develop through dedication and effort?
What is growth mindset?
This problem-solving obstacle involves using objects only in traditional ways. What is it?
What is Functional Fixedness?
Which type of memory holds auditory information briefly?
What is echoic memory?
Name the memory stage that retains information indefinitely.
What is long-term memory?
This effect explains why you can hear your name in a noisy room. What is it?
What is the cocktail party effect?
What is the term for a fixed belief that intelligence cannot change?
What is fixed mindset?
What cognitive shortcut relies on immediate examples that come to mind?
What is Availability Heuristic?
"What term refers to the phenomenon of learning more effectively when assessment practice is used?
What is the testing effect?
What component of working memory manages attention and coordination?
What is Central Executive
What depth cue involves the slight difference in images between the eyes?
What is retinal disparity?
This type of thinking finds the single best solution to a problem. What is it?
What is Convergent Thinking?
What term describes the tendency to approach problems in a familiar way?
What is mental set?
What is the term for a mental framework that helps organize information?
What is schema?
What process strengthens synaptic connections to support learning?
What is Long-Term Potentiation (LTP)
What term describes a failure to notice changes in the environment?
What is change blindness?
What bias involves sticking with a decision due to past investments?
What is Sunk-Cost Fallacy?
What type of thinking generates many possible solutions?
What is divergent thinking?
What is the effect that describes rising average IQ scores over generations?
What is the flynn effect?