Perception
focusing conscious awareness on a particular stimulus.
What is... selective attention
a simple thinking strategy—a mental shortcut — that often allows us to make judgments and solve problems efficiently; usually speedier but also more error-prone than an algorithm.
What is... heuristic
What tree gives us prunes?
What is... a plum tree
a measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test.
What is...recall
a newer understanding of short-term memory; conscious, active processing of both (1) incoming sensory information and (2) information retrieved from long-term memory.
What is... working memory
a laboratory device for testing depth perception in infants and young animals.
What is... visual cliff
a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information.
What is... schema
At what university was gatorade invented in 1965?
What is... University of Florida
the process of getting information into the memory system — for example, by extracting meaning.
What is... encoding
a memory component that briefly holds information about objects’ appearance and location in space.
What is... visuospatial sketchpad
an organized whole. ______ psychologists emphasized our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes.
What is... gestalt
a mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people.
What is... concept
What body of water, located between Jordan and Israel, is known for its high salt content?
What is... the Dead Sea
the process of getting information out of memory storage.
What is... retrieval
retention of facts and experiences that we can consciously know and“declare.” (Also called declarative memory.)
What is.. explicit memory
failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere.
What is... inattentional blindness
interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas.
What is... assimilation
What is the name of the telepathic vampire who is married to Bella Swan in the critically acclaimed film "Twighlight"
Who is... Edward Cullen
the immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system.
What is... sensory memory
unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and frequency, and of familiar or well-learned information, such as sounds, smells, and word meanings.
What is... automatic processing
an illusion of movement created when two or more adjacent lights blink on and off in quick succession.
What is... phi phenomenon
in developmental psychology, adapting our current schemas (understandings) to incorporate new information.
What is... accommodation
Which country was selected as a host of the 1916 Olympic Games, but didn't actually host them?
What is... Germany
a memory component that briefly holds auditory information.
What is.. phonological loop
retention of learned skills or classically conditioned associations independent of conscious recollection. (Also called nondeclarative memory.)
What is... implicit memory