A memory tool that involves organizing pieces of information into a smaller number of meaningful units. Ex) Phone numbers.
What is Chunking?
100
Mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to a new situation; a person's ability to learn and behave adaptively.
What is intelligence?
100
What is the formula for IQ
What is Mental Age / Chronological age x 100?
100
Going from the specific to general.
What is deductive reasoning?
100
A vivid clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event; the detailed memories of 9-11.
What is flashbulb?
200
The first stage of memory; information is sensed.
What is sensory memory?
200
The intellectual age at which a person is functioning.
What is mental age?
200
The age a person is called
What is chronological age?
200
Going from general to specific.
What is inductive reasoning
200
Type of rehearsal where one uses mental repetition of information in order to keep in memory.
What is maintenance?
300
the second stage of memory; limited amount of time; hold up to 7 to 8 items at a time; working memory.
What is short term memory?
300
Psychological test need to have this in order to actually measure what it is supposed to measure.
What is validity?
300
What is an individual classified if the individual scores an IQ above 130
What is Gifted?
300
A measure of memory in which you must retrieve information; fill in the blank
What is recall?
300
Failure to remember events that occurred before the physical trauma because of the effects of the trauma.
What is retrograde amnesia?
400
The final stage of memory; unlimited; information is categorized and stored.
What is long term memory?
400
A good psychological or intelligence must not have this; if it does then people have a certain cultural background may have advantage over others.
What is cultural bias?
400
An individual having an IQ score below 20 is classified this and they're forever dependant on others.
What is profound retardation?
400
The mental categories we use to group objects, events, and ideas according to their common features.
What is concept?
400
Enhances our ability to recall the initial items in a series of items.
What is Primary effect?
500
Memories that are general knowledge; common sense Ex) George Washington is the 1st president of the United States.
What is semantic memory?
500
Howard Gardner's theory that there are several different kinds of intelligence within us; linguistic, musical-rhythmic, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, logical mathematical, visual-spatial.
What is multiple intelligence?
500
An individual with an IQ score below 70 is classified this
What is context dependent?
500
Unpredictable and spontaneous; can result from the opportunity to experiment.
What is creativity?
500
A good test needs this in order a person to receive a similar score or reading every time the test is taken.