Highs and lows
A mild stimulant found in coffee, tea, and some sodas.
What is caffeine?
Taylor Swift: "All youre every gonna be is {the average of a set of numerical values}"
What is the mean?
The cognitive process of fitting new information into existing schemas.
What is assimilation?
the phenomenon where individuals underperform in situations where they feel at risk of confirming negative stereotypes about their social group.
the first stage of memory, where perceived information is transformed into a format that can be processed and stored in the brain.
What is encoding?
Drugs that act on the nervous system to relieve pain; includes heroin.
What are opioids?
The variable that is manipulated or controlled by the researcher.
what is the independent variable?
The cognitive process of modifying existing schemas or creating new ones in response to new information.
What is accommodation?
numerical measure of an individual's cognitive abilities compared to others in their age group, typically assessed through standardized tests.
What is IQ?
Not a goonie but a memory strategy that involves grouping individual pieces of information into larger, meaningful units.
What is Chunking?
This occurs after stopping or reducing intake of a drug to which one has become addicted.
What is withdrawal?
Specifically defining a variable in terms of how it is measured or manipulated in a study.
What are operational definitions?
the belief that abilities and intelligence can be developed through dedication and effort.
What is a growth mindset?
measure a person's potential for learning or mastering specific skills or tasks in the future. They assess innate abilities and predict future performance.
Aptitude Tests
describes memory as a three-part system that includes: Sensory Memory, Short-term Memory & Long-term Memory.
What is the multi store model?
A tone's experienced highness or lowness; depends on frequency.
What is pitch?
A study in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment.
What is a double-blind study?
cognitive bias that occurs when individuals believe that the outcome of a random event is influenced by previous outcomes, even though each event is independent and has no bearing on future results.
What is the gambler's fallacy?
consistency in test results over time and among different scorers. It assures that a test yields stable and dependable measurements.
What is Reliability?
mnemonic technique that involves associating items to be remembered with specific physical locations.
What is Method of Loci?
Drugs that cause perceptual distortions and heightened sensory experiences.
agonists
A statistical index of the relationship between two things (from -1 to +1).
What is the correlation coefficient?
cognitive process that focuses on finding a single, correct solution to a problem by applying logical steps.
What is convergent thinking?
the overarching mental ability that influences performance on various cognitive tasks.
What is the g factor?
This involves conscious recall of facts and experiences.
What is explicit memories?