Module 31-32
Learning over time through the encoding, storage and retrieval of information.
Memory
Inability to form new memories
Anterograde Amnesia
Phoneme = the smallest distinctive sound unit.
Morphemes = smallest unit that carries meaning; I,s, pre, ed
Phonemes & Morphemes make up _________.
Grammar
A general intelligence factor that underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test.
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the proportion of variation that we can attribute to genes.
Heritability
doing many things at once
Parallel Processing
inability to retrieve information from own past
Retrograde Amnesia
Period of childhood for language development.
Critical Period
theory focused on seven different "primary mental abilities. Verbal comprehension, Reasoning, Perceptual speed, Numerical ability, Word fluency, Associative memory, Spatial visualization
Thurstone
A study in which people of different ages are compared with others
Cross-Sectional Study
the facts and experiences we can consciously know and declare.
Explicit memories
incorporating misleading info into one’s memory of an event
Misinformation Effect
impairment of language; left-hemisphere damage.
Aphasia
believed in the idea of multiple intelligences. He identified 8 intelligences:
Howard Gardner
Research in which same people are restudied and retested over a long period.
Longitudinal Study
Non-declarative memories. (Example: Knowing how to ride a bike).
Implicit Memories
tendency for old patterns of problem solving to persist, and make it impossible for us to see new ways to solve the problem
Mental Set
cannot speak well, but can sing familiar songs and comprehend speech.
Broca's area
defined originally as the ratio of mental age (ma) to chronological age (ca) multiplied by 100 (thus, IQ=ma/ca X 100).
Intelligence Quotient
a condition of mild to severe intellectual disability and associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21.
Down Syndrome
Chunking = organizing items into familiar, manageable units. Phone numbers, names
Mnemonics = memory aids-vivid imagery, organizational device
Chunking and Mnemonics are examples of what?
Effortful Processing Strategies
refers to our tendency to maintain initial beliefs even after the evidence we used to form the belief is contradicted
Belief Perseverance
speak meaningless words; disrupts understanding.
Wernicke's Area
phenomenon in which there is a marked increase in intelligence test score averages over time
Flynn Effect
Have IQ scores above 130-135
Intellectually Gifted