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psychology 3
language, intelligence
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| FLASHBULB MEMORIES | emotional memory thought to be vivid and detailed. more intense (ex. 9/11 jfk assassination) |
| FALSE MEMORIES | memories you think you have, but never really happened |
| SOURCE MONITORING | distinct memory but feel unsure of whether it actually occurred or was part of a dream. don't know how you know |
| MISINFORMATION EFFECT | the creation of false memories by presenting misleading information that may/may not have taken place. (loftus & Palmer) |
| LOFTUS & PALMER CAR CRASH STUDY | - watch clips of traffic accidents - estimate speed of vehicles involved (hit/smashed) - smashed had higher speeds than hit -did you see broken glass? most of smashed said yes (*no broken glass) |
| PHONEMES | smallest unit of sound |
| MORPHEMES | smallest unit of meaning |
| SYNTAX SEMANTICS | -grammatical rules to how we compose words. word order -rules for meaning & use |
| EXTRALINGUISTIC | pragmatics, social use of language. aren't part of content but critical to interpret meaning |
| HABITUATION | decline in response due to repeated presentation |
| DISHIBITUATION | recovery of a response due to a change in the presentation |
| BABBLING DRIFT HYPOTHESIS | babbling slowly drifts towards the language the infant will be speaking |
| OVER-EXTENSION | a word is applied to broadly |
| UNDER-EXTENSION | a word is applied to narrowly |
| OVER-REGULARIZATION | applies a grammar rule to an exception word |
| CONCEPT FORMATION | mental grouping of objects/events based on some dimension of similarity |
| RULE THEORY | if an example satisfies a rule/definition based on necessary & sufficient properties then it is part of the concept |
| FORMAL CONCEPT | ones that are defined by specific rules or features (fruits, vegetables) |
| NATURAL CONCEPT | form as a result of our experiences with the world (what is a bachelor?) |
| PROTOTYPE THEORY | an abstraction of the most common attributes (vehicle: car) |
| FIXATION | inability to see a problem from a fresh perspective |
| MENTAL SET | tendency to solve problems using solutions that have worked before |
| FUNCTIONAL FIXATION | have a difficult time seeing an object having a use other than what it is intended for |
| "G" FACTOR | general intelligence, only good at one thing |
| MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE | howard garner suggest there were 8 types of intelligence |
| SAVANT SYNDROME | person who has an otherwise limited mental ability yet has a specific exceptional skill |
| STERNBERG'S TRIARCHIC THEORY | -analytical "book smart" to reason logically -creative; come up with new and effective answers -practical "street smart"; solve real world problems with other people |
| EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE | social intelligence, ablility to interpret social situations and manage yourself accordingly |
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