Thinking
A type of critical thinking in which one evaluates existing possible solutions to a problem to choose the best one
Convergent Thinking
What is Language
Communication system using words and grammar to convert information.
What is the general measure for intelligence?
The general measure of intelligence is called the Intelligence Quotient (IQ), which compares a person’s mental ability to their age group using standardized tests.
What is memory?
the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information
What is Social Learning Theory?
We learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished
What is the cognitive bias that causes people to stick with their beliefs even after the evidence supporting them has been proven wrong?
Belief Perserverance
What is Grammar?
Subconscious mental processes that allow humans to understand and structure language.
What is a Criterion?
A criterion is a standard or rule used to judge or evaluate something.
What are mnemonics?
memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices
What is the gate control theory?
The gate control theory of pain explains how pain signals are processed in the spinal cord and brain.
What is the mental shortcut that makes quick judgements, but can also lead to errors. (Assuming someone is outgoing because of a stereotype)
Representative Heuristic
What is the smallest unit of language that carries meaning?
Morphemes
Formula for the general measure of intelligence?
The general measure of intelligence is expressed as Intelligence Quotient (IQ):
IQ = Mental Age/Chronological Age \times 100
Define Mood-Congruent Memory.
the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood
This theory predicts how and when we detect the presences of a faint stimulus amid background stimulation.
Signal detection theory.
What is the Flynn effect
Observation that each generation has a significantly higher IQ than the previous generation
What is the underlying, abstract meaning of a sentence called?
Deep Structure
Regarding Gardner's multiple intelligences, what does Kinesthetic intelligence refer to?
kinesthetic intelligence refers to the ability to use your body skillfully to perform movements and handle objects.
What is the Serial Position Effect?
Our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list
Discomfort from conflicting beliefs can be characterized as,
-Classical Conditioning
- Operant Conditioning
- Cognitive Dissonance
- Social Learning theory
Cognitive Dissonance
A student solves a math problem one way and then struggles to solve similar problem because they keep using the same method, even though the simpler method would work. What is this characterized as?
Mental Set
An 8th month old infant starts making noises without explicit meaning. The infant is making what?
Phonemes.
Sarah, a 22 year old woman diagnosed with autism has shown extreme proficiency with drawing. Sarah is diagnosed with...
savant syndrome
What is autobiographical memory?
A special form of episodic memory, consisting of a person's recollections of his or her life experiences.
What is the opponent-process theory?
The Opponent-Process Theory explains how emotions work in pairs.
It says that every emotional reaction is followed by an opposite reaction.