Memory
Explicit memory
Memories you consciously know and can declare
Divergent thinking
Theory of general intelligence
There is a single, underlying g factor that determines how intelligent you are.
Brocas Area
Region of brain responsible for producing speech
Linear perspective
When parallel lines stretch into the distance, it seems they converge
Procedural Memory
The memory responsible for knowing how to do things
Convergent thinking
Narrowing it down to one possible solution
Triarchic theory
There are 3 different factors that determine intelligence which overlap with eachother
Wernicke's area
Area of brain responsible for processing/understanding speech
Interposition
One object being "closer" because it blocks another
Echoic Memory
Sensory memory of auditory stimuli
Functional fixedness
The tendency to think of things as their typical function
Multiple intelligence theory
Theory where there are multiple components of intelligence to measure (8-9)
Aphasia
The impaired ability to produce and understand speech
Relative Size
Episodic memory
A collection of memories that occurred at a specific time and place
Creativity
The ability to produce new ideas
Proximity
Grouping objects that are closer together
Semantic Memory
A network of general knowledge that makes up our understanding
Heuristic
A mental shortcut to solve a problem
Not seeing something because you don't pay attention to it