Problem Solving
tendency for people to only use solutions to problems they already know work
mental set
IQ stands for
Intelligence quotient
being able to access the information without being cued (type of retrieval)
recall
process where our brains convert short term memories into long term ones (think sleep)
memory consolidation
a mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another
Perceptual set
Mr. Luther needed a doorstop and couldn't find one. He completely ignored the brick that was sitting on the floor near the door, which he could have used to hold the door open. This is an example of...
functional fixedness
ability to reason and think flexibly (younger people tend to have more of this)
fluid intelligence
identifying information after experiencing it again
(type of retrieval)
recognition
when we try to retrieve a long list of words we usually recall the last words and first words best
tendency to organize pieces of information into meaningful wholes (closure and figure ground are examples of this)
gestalt
A small child sees a horse on a farm but calls it a cow because he knows that cows are large animals with 4 legs that live on farms. This is an example of...
Assimilation
accumulation of knowledge, facts and skills (increases with age)
crystallized intelligence
the relatively permanent and limitless archive of the memory system.
long term memory
better recall of the first items from a list from or series
primacy effect
a depth cue, such as retinal disparity, that depends on the use of two eyes
binocular cue
Cancelling one's plane tickets and choosing to drive instead because you think it's safer is an example of the...
Availability Heuristic
The formula for IQ
Mental Age
Chronological Age
putting information into the memory system
encoding
better recall of the last items from a list or series
recency effect
perceiving familiar objects as having consistent color, even if changing illumination alters the wavelengths reflected by the object
color constancy
presenting an idea in a specific way to influence how things are perceived and evaluated
framing
g is the abbreviation for
general intelligence
Term for the strengthening of neural pathways after rapid stimulation to increase the efficiency of potential neural firing
LTP Long term potentiation
Mr. Luther sometimes calls Bryant by his brother's name, Hayden, who he had in class several years ago. This is an example of:
Proactive Interference
an illusion of continuous movement experienced when viewing a rapid series of slightly varying still images