Memory
Learning that has persisted over time; information that has been acquired, stored, and can be retrieved.
What is memory?
A clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event.
What is a flashbulb memory?
The term given to that part of language composed of tones and inflections that add or change meaning without alterations in word usage is
What is Syntax?
Mental groupings of similar objects, events, ideas, and people.
What is a concept?
Smallest distinctive sound units in a language.
What are phonemes?
After finding her old combination lock, Janice can’t remember its combination because she keeps confusing it with the combination of her new lock. She is experiencing:
What is retroactive encoding?
The process of getting information out of memory storage is called:
What is retrieval?
How many morphemes are in the word "corner"
What is one?
Narrows the available solutions to determine the best solution.
What is convergent thinking?
Deriving meaning from sounds.
What is semantics?
Define Semantic Encoding
Memory based on meaning
Walking through the halls of his high school 10 years after graduation, Tom experienced a flood of old memories. Tom’s experience showed the role of:
Phonemes and morphemes refer to
A. elements of telegraphic speech toddlers use
B. elements of language
C. building blocks of concepts
D. basic elements of memories stored in long-term memory
What are B. elements of language?
At prom, Megan is elected prom queen. Afterward, Paul says, “I knew she was going to win.” Careful inspection, however, reveals that Paul actually voted for Katie. What type of bias may Paul be falling victim to?
Hindsight bias
System of rules that enables us to communicate with one another.
What is grammar?
What is explicit?
Being in a bad mood after a hard day of work, Susan could think of nothing positive in her life. This is best explained as an example:
What is mood-congruent memory?
How many phonemes are in the word "church"?
What is three?
When no problem-solving strategy seems to work we arrive at a solution with this.
What is insight?
Identify the hypothesis that language determines the way we think and provide an example.
What is linguistic determinism?
The disruption of memory that occurs when football players have been knocked out provides evidence for the importance of which type of memory?
the consolidation of short term memory
19.The main difference between auditory and visual sensory memory is that
A. Visual memory dominates auditory memory
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B. Visual sensory memory lasts for a shorter period of time than auditory sensory memory
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C. Visual sensory memory has a higher storage capacity than auditory sensory memory
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D. A phone number read to an individual will be lost before a phone number that was glanced at for 15 seconds
What is B?
Because it has all of the features commonly associated with the concept bird, a robin is considered a
What is a prototype?
When Jake goes to the store to buy ketchup, he goes up and down every aisle rather than looking for the right section. What type of problem-solving technique is Jake using?
What is algorithm?
Identify and explain the four stages of language development in babies.
What are babbling stage, one-word stage, two-word stage, and telegraphic speech?