Memory stages & types
The first stage of memory; Info is sensed
Sensory
Someone with an IQ of 130 or greater.
Gifted
Ability to remember detailed images of something seen.
Eidetic
thinking general to specific
Deduction
Old learning interferes with new memory
Proactive
Second stage of memory, Info is only held for a limited amount of time.
Short term
Someone of with an IQ score below 70.
Mental retardation
Measure of memory in which you must retrieve info
recall
Specific to general
Induction
People of certain background may have an advantage of others.
Cultural bias
Final stage of memory. Memory is unlimited.
Long term
Someone with an IQ of 20 or less. These people are forever dependent on others.
Profound retardation
Organizing pieces of memory to make them smaller, (memorizing a phone number)
Chunking
Thinking that results from the opportunity to experiment.
Creative
Failure to remember before traumatic event.
Retrograde amnesia
Memory of a Specific event that you experienced.
Episodic
Intellectual age a person is functioning at.
mental age
Remembering the first part of a list better.
Primacy effect
Ability to learn and adapt
Intelligence
MENTAL AGE/CHRONOLOGICAL AGE X 100
is the _______ formula
IQ
Memories that are general knowledge.
Semantic
Actual age a person is.
chronological age
Vivid memory of a significant moment or event
Flashbulb
Howard Gardner's theory that there are multiple types of intelligence.
Multiple intelligence
Neural "prewiring" that facilitates a child's learning of language/grammar.
Language Acquisition device