Memory
What is the memory system responsible for storing information for long periods of time?
What is long-term memory?
What is the ability to focus on one message while ignoring others called?
What is selective attention?
What is the detector?
What is means-end analysis?
What is the ability to recognize an object from different viewpoints called?
What is viewpoint invariance?
What is the type of thinking that generates multiple possible solutions to a problem?
What is divergent thinking?
Which part of working memory is responsible for holding and processing auditory information?
What is the phonological loop?
What cognitive process involves focusing on multiple tasks simultaneously?
What is divided attention?
What type of problem requires a sudden realization or 'aha!' moment for its solution?
What is an insight problem?
What is the term for the faster reading of words that are more common in language?
What is the word frequency effect?
Name the brain network that is active during rest and daydreaming, playing a role in creative thinking.
What is the Default Mode Network?
What theory explains that the depth at which information is processed affects how well it is remembered?
What is levels of processing theory?
What phenomenon describes the rapid shift in focus caused by an external stimulus, such as a loud noise?
What is attentional capture?
What term describes the difficulty of using objects in new ways because of their familiar functions?
What is functional fixedness?
Name the process by which people perceive individual words in the continuous flow of speech.
What is speech segmentation?
What term refers to getting new ideas after taking a break from actively working on a problem?
What is incubation?
Name the memory phenomenon where people perform better when the context at retrieval matches the context at encoding.
What is encoding specificity?
Name the model that proposes a filter eliminates unattended information early in processing.
What is the early selection model?
What problem-solving method involves applying a solution from one problem to a similar problem?
What is analogical transfer?
What principle explains that humans organize visual elements into patterns based on similarity and proximity?
What are Gestalt principles?
How do the Default Mode Network (DMN) and Executive Control Network (ECN) interact during creative problem solving?
What is working together in synchrony?
What is the term for a memory improvement phenomenon where actively generating information leads to better recall than passively receiving it?
What is the generation effect?
What is the term for the mechanism that processes information to determine higher-level characteristics of a message, such as meaning?
What is the detector?
What is the term for the sequence of problem states used in the information-processing approach to problem-solving?
What is the problem space?
What is the term for the mental dictionary that stores information about a word’s meaning, sound, and usage?
What is the lexicon?
What brain process involves shifting between different types of thought processes during creative tasks?
What is cognitive flexibility?