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cognition
memory
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cognition/motivation
motivation and emotion
100
A label that represents a class or group of objects, people or events sharing common characteristics or attributes.
What is a concept?
100
An important technique for keeping information in short-term memory and increasing chances of long-term retention
What is rehearsal?
100
process used to mentally manipulate knowledge and ideas
What is thinking?
100
The ability to produce original, appropriate and valuable ideas and/or solutions to problems
What is creativity
100
What brain structure plays a role in monitoring food intake and glucose level?
What is the hypothalamus?
200
An example that embodies the most common and typical features of a particular concept
What is a prototype?
200
The partial or complete loss of memory for important personal information
What is amnesia?
200
tendency to search for certain information that confirms our beliefs about something contrary to strong evidence
What is confirmation bias?
200
Producing one or more possible ideas, answers or solutions to a problem rather than a single correct response.
What is divergent thinking?
200
This is the need or desire that energizes behavior and directs it toward a goal
What is motivation?
300
Christina was visiting friends in New York City on September 11, 2001, the day of the attack on the World Trade Center. To her, that day seems frozen in time. She remembers exactly where she was, what she was doing. What would we call this?
What is a flashbulb memory?
300
The ability to retrieve and reproduce from memory previously encountered material.
What is recall?
300
A systematic, step-by-step procedure, such as a mathematical formula, that guarantees solution to a problem of a certain type, if executed properly
What is an algorithm?
300
This person created the hierarchy of needs
Who is Maslow?
300
this eating disorder is characterized by a lack of caloric intake, vigorous exercise and a fear of gaining weight
What is anorexia?
400
This has limited capacity and stores materials for about 30 seconds.
What is short term memory?
400
the tendency to recall the initial item or items in a series
What is the primacy effect?
400
The tendency to judge the probability of an event by how easy it is to think of examples or instances.
What is the availability heuristic?
400
Based upon external rewards or threats of punishment. For example, James tutors other students because he wants to earn money.
What is extrinsic motivation?
400
The motivational theory that says a physiological need (e.g., hunger) creates an aroused state that motivates an organism to satisfy that need
What is drive reduction theory?
500
Memories of general knowledge, including rules, facts, concepts, and propositions
What are semantic memories?
500
stage of memory capable of large and relatively permanent storage
What is long-term memory?
500
A problem-solving method that offers a promising way to attack a problem and arrive at a solution, although it does not guarantee success.
What is a heuristic
500
Theory that says our subjective experience of emotion follows our experience of physiological changes ("We feel sorry because we cry").
What is James-Lange theory?
500
Name two functions of emotions
What are prepare us for action, shape future behavior, and help us interact more effectively with others