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Human Growth/Dev ch6

chapter 6 terms from "lifespan development" textbook

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information processing involving the ability to strategically choose among and sort out different stimuli in the environment attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder- a disorder marked by inattention, impulsiveness, a low tolerance for frustration, and a great deal of inappropriate activity. attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
memory of particular events from one's own life. autobiographical memory
thinking that makes use of cognitive skills and strategies that increase the likelihood of solving problems, forming inferences, and making decisions appropriately and successfully. critical thinking
the lack of memory for experiences that occurred prior to 3 years of age. infantile amnesia
approaches to cognitive development that seek to identify the ways that individuals take in, use, and store information information processing approaches
the memory component in which information is stored on a relatively permanent basis. long-term memory
an understanding about the processes that underlie memory, which emerges and improves during middle childhood Metamemory
formal strategies for organizing material in ways that make it more likely to be remembered. Mnemonics
general representations in memory of a sequence or series of events. scripts
the initial, momentary storage of information, lasting only an instant sensory store
the short-duration, limited-capacity memory component in which selected input from the memory store is worked on short-term memory
a set of temporarily memory stores that actively manipulate and rehearse information. working memory
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