Memory
Stories, personal experiences
What is episodic memory?
Trust vs mistrust is one of eight stages. (outlined by who?)
Who is Erik Erikson?
The ability to produce and comprehend both spoken and written or signed words
What is language?
Mental structures that help us make sense of our experiences
What is a schema?
The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills
Iconic, often very emotional memories
What are flashbulb memories?
Things a leaner can do with some help.
What is the Zone of Proximal Development?
The behavioral and cognitive process of selectively concentrating on a single thing while ignoring other things
What is attention?
The belief that the event just experienced was predictable
What is the hindsight bias?
Created the first IQ test?
Who is Alfred Binet?
Learning that has persisted over time
What is memory?
Passion and perseverance over a long time and towards meaningful goals
What is grit?
Knowing multiple languages provides many benefits. List 2.
1. Boost brain power
2. Improves memory
3. Keeps the mind sharper
4. Enhances decision-making skills
5. Improves reading cognition
Attempt to fit the outside world into a pre-existing schema
What is assimilation?
Most common IQ test.
Misinformation effect founder.
Who is Elizabeth Loftus?
Belief that effort and work will lead to improvement
What is growth mindset?
Rules for constructing full sentences out of words and phrases
What is Syntax?
Modify schemas to fit new information
What is accommodation?
Charles Spearman's "g"
What is general intelligence?
Explain the difference between implicit and explicit memory.
Implicit memory is remembered unconsciously and effortlessly
Explicit memory is information you consciously work to remember
Carol Dweck says there are two different kinds of praise. What are they? Provide an example of each.
Trait Praise: praising someone for who they are
EX. What a great artist you are!
Efforts Praise: praising someone for what they did
EX. Look at how carefully you painted that picture!
The scientific study of language and its structure
What is linguistics?
Series of steps for solving a problem guaranteed to get the correct solution but is not necessarily efficient
What is an algorithm?
Name 2 ways IQ tests were used to separate people.
2. Carry Buck - forced sterilization