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STM has the limited capacity of____ seconds.
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The study of the meaning of words and language is called
Semantics
100
A robin is a good example of a typical bird. What is the term for this association?
Prototype
100
The smallest meaningful unit in any language is known as
Morphemes
100
Uniform directions and timing are part of a test's
Standardization
200
The inability to see new uses for familar objects is called
Functional Fixedness
200
When the rehearsal of information is prevented, what is the most likely result?
Information will not be transferred to the LTM.
200
The cerebellum is responsible for _________ responses.
Conditioned
200
Algorithm for IQ
Mental Age/Current age x 100 =Intelligence Quotient
200
A nine-year-old child with a mental age of twelve would have what IQ
133
300
We tend make the most errors in remembering the middle items in an ordered list. What is the term for this effect?
Serial Positioning Effect
300
Jane's father hit her when she was a child, years later when brought up again at a family dinner she could not remember, this is called?
Repression
300
The specific term for a mentally handicapped individual who possesses an exceptional ability in mathematical calculation, memory, music, etc. is
Savant
300
Remembering a series of numbers, such as a phone number digits is an example of?
Chunking
300
A test yielding the same results when given multiple times shows what?
Reliability
400
3 Types of intelligence suggested by Howard Gardner? (9 total?)
Logical-mathematical, Spatial, Linguistic, Bodily-kinesthetic, Musical, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Naturalistic, Existential
400
The information processing model of memory has which 3 steps?
Encode --> Store --> Retrieve.
400
The inability to remember when first encountering material is called______
Shallow Processing
400
Marla took a(n) _________________ test which indicated that could excel in learning French if she chose to take it in college.
Aptitude test.
400
How much you are influenced and affected by your environment, how much you can be stretched by circumstances.
Reaction Range
500
You can hold 7 item of info at once in the________.
Short Term Memory, STM.
500
Tendency to slect wrong answers because they match pre-existing mental categories is called
Representative Heuristic
500
How long does the LTM last?
FOREVER...
500
Smelling wood smoke at a bon-fire causes you to have a vivid and complete memory of something that happened while camping with your grandfather a few years back. This process is called ____________ memory
Redintegration
500
Term for substantial and long-sustained increase in intelligence test scores measured in many parts of the world.
Flynn Effect