Memory - Encoding
What does the PO in PO RN stand for?
Proactive - old blocks new information
*What kind of amnesia occurs when a person forgets information BEFORE a traumatic event?
Anterograde Amnesia
*What is it called when information that is learned in one place is easier to retrieve when back in a specific physical space?
State dependent memory
What type of problem-solving technique will ALWAYS ensure a correct answer, but may take a long time to implement?
Algorithms
*How many Phonemes, the smallest unit of speech, are in the word PARTY?
5
* Cramming before a test could be described in Psychology terms as…
Mass Practice
*Name the three types of memory storage
Short Term, Long Term, Sensory
What is a device that helps remember information developed by using the first letter of each item to make a sentence or word?
Mnemonic device
Solving an algebraic equation is an example of what type of thinking?
Convergent Thinking
*Tzideny can talk about her AP Calculus test, even though it is still a month away. What type of language is this?
Displacement
Which of the following is the BEST productive way to study?
Reading and highlighting, Concept Mapping, or flashcards
Concept Mapping
*What kind of memory recalls events almost like a TV episode?
Episodic Memory
*Name the phenomenon that occurs when memory retrieval fails and a person feels like they know the answer, but they cannot say it.
Tip of the tongue phenomenon
Elizabeth has only seen red apples, so she concludes that all apples are red. What type of reasoning is this?
Inductive Reasoning
*What is the theory that humans have an innate mechanism or process that develops language skills called?
Language Acquisition Device
* If a person only learns and pursues information that agrees with their point, what is happening?
Confirmation Bias
*What type of memory is only recallable for about a second?
Sensory memory
You remember the first and last items of the grocery list but forget the middle items. What is occurring?
Serial Position Effect
* When people think of a bird, many think of a robin. What unit of thought is this an example of?
prototype
*Which hypothesis states that language determines the way people think?
Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis
*Imagining rooms in a house to help memorize new information is called…
Method of loci
What psychologist came up with the forgetting curve?
Herman Ebbinghaus
*To get back to your car after parking it, you might imagine a _____ to see the parking lot and your cars location in order to find it.
Mental map
When someone overestimates the risk of plane crashes and underestimates the risk of car crashes, what type of heuristic are they using?
Availability Heuristic
*Unlike coughing, sounds such as “Psychology” and “Science” convey meaning. What is this called?
Semanticity