Language
This is information that is shared by people who engage in a conversation
What is common ground?
According to the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence this type of intelligence is defined by having "good common sense" and "streets smarts"
What is practical intelligence?
This type of processing involves the encoding of informational details like time, space, frequency, and the meaning of words
What is automatic processing?
Instincts and reflexes are considered
What are innate behaviors?
This is a mental shortcut that saves time when solving a problem
What is a heuristic?
He believed that language development occurred as a result of reinforcement
Who is B.F. Skinner?
The observation that each generation has a significantly higher IQ than the previous generation is known as the:
What is the Flynn effect?
Name the two types of memories associated with implicit memory
What are procedural memory and emotional conditioning?
This type of learning, in which the stimulus or experience occurs before the behavior and then gets paired or associated with the behavior, is known as
What is classical conditioning?
These are two types of concepts associated with cognition
What are artificial concepts and natural concepts?
This is a common learning disability in which letters are not processed properly by the brain
What is dyslexia?
This is the capacity to narrow in on the single “correct” answer or solution to a given question or problem (e.g., giving the right response on an intelligence tests)
What is convergent thinking?
This is the act of getting information out of long-term memory storage and back into conscious awareness
What is retrieval?
This type of reinforcement schedule is used to deliver reinforcement at predictable/specified times
What is a fixed interval reinforcement schedule?
Tendency to focus on one particular piece of information when making decisions or problem-solving
What is anchoring?
This is the set of rules that are used to convey meaning through the use of a lexicon
What is Grammar?
This type of intelligence is characterized by acquired knowledge and the ability to retrieve it
What is crystallized intelligence?
This is occurs when old information hinders the recall of newly learned information
What is proactive interference?
This type of reinforcement occurs when a behavior is rewarded every time it occurs
What is continuous reinforcement?
Manuela is using an instruction manual for installing new software on her computer. She is using this type of problem-solving?
What is an algorithm?
Semantics is the process by which we derive meaning from
What are morphemes and words?
Gardner’s interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligences are often combined into a single type of intelligence known as:
What is emotional intelligence?
This type of memory failure occurs because we involuntarily recall unwanted memories, particularly unpleasant ones
What is persistence?
This type of procedure is said to occur when reinforcement is used to guide a response closer and closer to a desired (target) response
What is shaping?
This is a set of expectations that define the behaviors of a person occupying a particular role
What is role-schema?