Problem Solving
mental set
IQ stand for
Intelligence quotient
being able to access the information without being cued
recall
process where our brains convert short term memories into long term ones
memory consolidation
smallest meaningful unit of sound and language
phonemes
view problems only in their customary manner
functional fixedness
ability to reason and think flexibly
fluid intelligence
identifying information after experiencing it again (MCT)
when we try to retrieve a long list of words we usually recall the last words and first words best
morphemes
searching for information that supports our preconceptions and ignores condradictions
confirmation bias
accumulation of knowledge, facts and skills (increases with age)
crystallized intelligence
learning something for the second time
relearning
better recall of the first items from greater rehersal
primary effect
babbling stage
favoring the first information offered
anchoring effect
the ability to perceive control and evaluate emotions
emotional intelligence
putting information into the memory system
encoding
recency effect
sounds fluent but makes no sense
wernickes aphasia
presenting an idea in a specific way
framing
condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill
savant syndrome
ability to make sense of several incoming stimuli at the same time
parallel processing
when a memory was never formed in the 1st place
encoding failure
lack of fluency, struggles to find words, but makes sense (stroke patients)
Borcas aphasia