Perception
This type of processing relies on EXTERNAL sensory information
What are mental shortcuts that simplify decision-making but it can lead to errors?
What are Heuristics
What are the 2 types of memory that we have?
What is Explicit Memory and Implicit Memory
What involves the processes and strategies that we used to get information into our memory?
What is Encoding
This illustrates how time impacts memory retention
What is The Forgetting Curve
What are Schemas
This term is used when we incorporate new information into existing schemas without changing them
What is Assimilation
The type of processing where information is encoded without conscious effort
What is Automatic Processing
What type of memory is used when solving a math problem by keeping several numbers in mind
What is Working Memory
Branch of psychology who believed the impact of an unconsious mind and its motives in our behavior
What is Psycho-dynamic Psychology
What is the term used when we can hear our name being mentioned in a noisy room?
What is The Cocktail Party Effect
What fallacy believes past events affect the likelihood of future events?
What is Gambler's Fallacy
What are the 3 types of memory that are associated with the Multi-Store Model?
What is Sensory Memory, Short-Term Memory, and Long-Term Memory
The type of amnesia where the inability to recall memories from early childhood is affected
What is Infantile Amnesia
How are early intelligence tests calculated?
What is dividing mental age by chronological age
This type of psychology offers principals that explains how we organize our perceptions
What is Gestalt Psychology
What are the terms associated when we are more likely to buy something that is advertised as "90% fat-free" rather than "10% fat"
What is Priming and Framing
This model describes how we process information for short-term use and transfer it into long-term memory
What is The Working Memory Model
The term when you learn something when angry, you might recall it better when you are angry again
What is State-Dependent Memory
The 3 psychometric principals
Standardization, Validity, and Reliability
What is the term used when the brain merges images from both eyes to create a single, three-dimensional perception
What is Convergence
What is the terms when we approach problems in a way that has worked before called?
What is Mental Set
This term is a biological process where synaptic connections between neurons become stronger with frequent activation or intensity
What is Long-Term Potentiation
What is the awareness and understanding of our own thought processes can improve our memory?
What is Metacognition
Which effect refers to the observed rise in IQ scores over the past several decades across the world?
What is The Flynn Effect