Perception
Linear perspective is what type of cue to help you perceive depth perception?
The hypothetical "most typical" of a category is known as what?
Kay’s ability to ride a bicycle reflects which type of memory?
What is "thinking about thinking" called?
Metacognition
The earliest efforts to measure intelligence were directed at what?
Predicting children's success at school
The Gestalt principle that refers to an individual’s tendency to perceive an incomplete figure as whole is called
closure
This cognitive process that helps individuals generate, organize, plan and carry out goal oriented behaviors
Executive function
In order to actually move sensory input from your sensory memory to your short term memory, you must do what?
Pay it attention
Studying in smaller periods of time over an extended period of time is what type of practice?
Distributed practice
Tests have shown that IQ scores increase every decade. This phenomenon has been labeled what?
The Flynn Effect
What is it called when we transfer memory from short term memory to long term memory?
Encoding
After his favorite team lost three games in a row, Doug was certain that they would win the next one, so he bought an expensive ticket to attend the next game. This is an example of what?
The Gamblers Fallacy
Uma is able to remember a list of items she must buy by creating visual images of the items in various spots in her dorm room. The technique Uma is using is called
Method of loci
When you’re sick, more able to remember when you were sick in the past. What psychological concept explains this?
State dependent memory
There are two types of intelligence labeled G (c) and G(f). What do each of those stand for?
Crystalized intelligence and fluid intelligence
While attending a concert, Anthony finds that he can clearly recognize the melody coming from the lead violin above all the other instruments playing in the orchestra, even though the other instruments may be louder. Gestalt psychologists would explain Anthony’s ability using the principle of
Figure-ground
Raj, a four-year-old child, learned to open the door to a classroom by pulling on the handle. Now whenever he approaches any door he pulls on the handle and is confused when that does not work. What has Raj developed that shapes how he approaches "opening doors"?
A mental set
Josie was given a password by her teacher. To remember the password, she repeated it in her mind multiple times until she typed it into her login screen a few moments later. What part of Josie's working memory was she using?
Phonological Loop
Ricardo can remember the phone numbers of all of his childhood friends correctly. Ricardo probably has
Superior autobiographical memory
Students will remember lecture information 15 minutes after the lecture ends better than students will remember that information 60 minutes after the lecture ends. This is an example of what psychological concept?
The Forgetting Curve
Name three types of perceptual constancy
Color constancy
Size constancy
Shape constancy
Lightness constancy
When Rowan was six years old, his father took him to see a tennis match. Rowan enjoyed learning the rules of the game and watching the players hit the ball back and forth across the net with their tennis racquets. Five months later, Rowan’s aunt took him to a park to play pickleball, a game similar to tennis. He had a great afternoon learning to hit the ball back and forth with the pickleball paddle instead of a tennis racquet. That night, Rowan told his parents that he had a great time playing “tennis” with his aunt. Although he has mislabeled the game, he used his existing tennis schema to understand and enjoy the new game without changing his understanding of tennis. In doing this, what has Raj demonstrated?
Assimilation
Jonathan is able to better recall something that happened at the beginning of a sequence. What is this called?
Primacy effect
Sally witnessed a theft at a store. The police interrogate her but she is unable to recall the details of the crime because she cannot transfer the information from short-term to long-term memory. What type of amnesia is Sally suffering from?
Anterograde
Carl tries to remember the name of his first boss, but he cannot because he keeps thinking of the name of his current boss. This is an example of what?
Retroactive interference