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Psychology Unit 5

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Cognition   the mental processes involved in gaining knowledge and comprehension  
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Memory   the persistance of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information  
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Recall   bringing forth information that has previously been remembered  
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Recognition   determining whether information has been seen or learned before  
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Relearning   how much more quickly information is processed or learned when it is studied again after it has already been learned but forgotten  
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Encode   getting information in  
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storage   the retention of encoded information over time  
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retrieval   the process of getting information out of memory  
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sensory memory   iconic and echoic  
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iconic memory   fleeting photographic/visual (1/5 of a second)  
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echoic memory   fleeting auditory (3-4 seconds)  
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Automatic Processing   unconscious encoding of incidental information  
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parallel processing   doing many things at once (as opposed to serial processing like a computer)  
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Effortful Processing   encoding that requires attention and conscious effort  
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spacing effect   over time  
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serial position effect   recall best the first and last items in list, primacy and recency effects  
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Chunking   Organizing items into a familiar manageable list  
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Semantic Memory   remembering the meaning of a situation rather than the specific details  
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Episodic memories   personally experienced events  
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Procedural memory   retention independent of conscious recollection  
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skills   motor and cognitive  
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Hippocampus and frontal lobe   processes explicit memories for storage  
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cerebellum and basal ganglia   implicit memories  
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Amygdala   flashbulb memories  
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Long term potentiation (LTP)   increase in synaptic firing  
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See a poster about a missing child, then see an adult and a child walking don the street, more likely to think possible kidnapping   priming  
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Context dependent memory   remembering is dependent upon environment  
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people who hide money while drunk sometimes can't find it until they are drunk again   state dependent memory  
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"Forgetting"   encoding failure  
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Retrograde Amnesia   cannot retrieve past information  
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Anterograde Amnesia   cannot form new memories  
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Retrieveal failure   having something on the tip of your tongue  
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Proactive interference   prior learning disrupts recall of new information  
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Retroactive interference   new learning disrupts recall of old learning  
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Repression   banish uncomfortable memories  
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Reconsolidation   retrieved memories are altered  
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Concept   categories of ideas, objects, events with common properties  
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prototype   best example of a category  
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convergent thinking   narrow down to the best solution  
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divergent thinking   consider new ideas, options  
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algorithms   step by step procedure to find a solution  
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heuristics   thinking strategy for quick judgements and problem solving  
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Insight   frontal lobe activity  
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Fixation   cannot see new perspective  
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mental set   use same approach to problems  
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Availability heuristic   Estimating likelihood of an event based on mental availability  
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Representative heuristic   what fits the prototype  
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Framing   the way an issue is prosed or worded  
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Language   spoken, written, signed words  
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phonemes   the smallest unit of sounds  
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morphemes   smallest unit with meaning  
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Grammar   language rules  
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Receptive Language   ability to understand  
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linguistic determinism   language shapes basic ideas  
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hard language   language determines how you think  
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soft language   language influences how you think  
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Fluid Intelligence   global capacity to reason  
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Crystalized Intelligence   Prior learning and past experiences  
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Intelligence definition   ability to learn from experience, solve problems, use knowledge to adapt to new situations  
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General Intelligence   underlies all mental abilities  
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Factor Analysis   identifies clusters of related items (factors on a test)  
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L.L Thurstone   critic of spearman, used 56 tests to identify 7 primary mental abilities  
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Howard Gardner   multiple intelligences  
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Sternberg   three intelligences, practical, creative, analytical  
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Savant Syndrome   Limited mental ability-low intelligence score specific skill genius  
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Emotional/social intelligence   understanding and navigating social situations  
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Emotional intelligence (perceive)   reconizing others' emotions  
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Emotional intelligence (Understanding)   predicting and why they are there  
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Emotional intelligence (Managing)   how to express emotions, respond to others  
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Emotional intelligence (Using)   Creative thinking  
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Intelligence test   assesses mental aptitudes and compares them with others  
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Aptitude test   predict future performanc, capacity to learn  
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Achievement Tests   show what you have learned  
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Francis Galton   attempted to measure "natural ability"  
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Alfred Binet   Measured general aptitude, measure intelligence based on development  
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Lewis Terman   Intelligence Quotient/ Stanford-Binet test  
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David Wechsler   Wechsler Adult Intelligence Score  
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Principles of Test Construction   standardization/ comparison with a pre-tested group  
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Flynn Effect   gradual rise in IQ over time  
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Reliability   how consistent results are  
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Content Validity   does the test measure what it is supposed to  
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Predictive Validity   does the test predict future behavior  
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Cross sectional study   different groups compared at the same time  
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longitudinal study   same group compared over time  
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Phase 1   Cross sectional evidence- people of different ages are compared with one another conclusion- decline of mental ability with age is part of general aging process  
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Phase 2   Longitudinal- follows and retests the same people over time cohort testing shows intelligence is stable until late in life  
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Phase 3   intelligence is more than one trait intelligence declines after 85  
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Fluid intelligence   reason speedily and abstractly decreases slowly from 20s - 75 then drops off  
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Crystallized intelligence   accumulated knowledge, social wisdom increases through age  
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Heritability   proportion of variation among individuals in a group that can be attributed to genes  
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Twins   intelligence scores for identical twins raised together nearly as similiar as one person taking the same test twice  
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Growth mindset   Ability+ opportunity+motivation=success  
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Group differences (gender) girls tend to outperform in...   spelling, verbal fluency, locating objects  
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Group Differences (gender) boys tend to outperform in...   spatial ability, complex math problems  
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Group differences girls are better   emotional detectors/ more sensitive to touch, taste, and color  
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Gender differences takeaway   gender differences in intelligence are partly cultural/social  
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Genetics=...   validity  
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_______________ is similar for women, men, diverse ethnic/income backgrounds   predictive validity  
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Stereotype threat   self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype  
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Predictable world biases   tend to perceive order where no order exists  
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Just word hypothesis/bias   assumption that people get what they deserve based on the belief that the world is fair  
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________ are categories or groupings of linguistic information, images, ideas, or memories, such as life experiences.   concepts  
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________ encompasses the processes associated with perception, knowledge, problem solving, judgment, language, and memory.   cognition  
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Samara meets a nurse. She immediately assumes he is able to help care for sick people, works long hours, and dispenses advice about illness because her ________ schema suggests that nurses behave this way.   role  
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Which term refers to the vocabulary of a language, or the words contained within that language?   lexicon  
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A(an) ________ is a basic sound unit of a given language.   phoneme  
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A ________ is the smallest unit of language that conveys some type of meaning.   morpheme  
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Which term refers to the process by which we derive meaning from morphemes and words?   semantics  
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What is the confirmation bias?   focusing on information that confirms your existing beliefs  
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Gonzalo is trying to open his door using the auto lock button. He continues to push the button even though it is likely that the auto lock feature has stopped working, will need to open the door with his key. This is a   mental set  
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Carmela believes her assistant, Lian, is incompetent. She notices only what Lian does wrong while ignoring the above average quality of most of her work. This exemplifies ________ bias.   confirmation  
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The analytical intelligence component of the triarchic theory of intelligence is demonstrated by the ability to ________.   analyze, evaluate, judge, compare, and contrast  
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Who developed the triarchic theory of intelligence?   Robert Sternberg  
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Kai cuts her foot while hiking. She forgot to pack bandages, but she has a tube of superglue and uses that to seal the wound. Kai’s ability to invent a solution uses the ________ intelligence component of the triarchic theory of intelligence.   creative  
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Anwar is hiking in the woods and he gets lost. He spends several days lost, but he has the knowledge to live. He is also able to identify food growing that he can eat safely. Anwar is demonstrating ________ intelligence from the triarchic theory.   pracitcal  
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Nima excels at working with numbers in subjects such as calculus and algebra. This exemplifies ________ intelligence from the multiple intelligences theory.   logical–mathematical  
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Aram is proficient in playing a number of instruments and can easily learn new songs and rhythms. This exemplifies ________ intelligence from the multiple intelligences theory.   musical  
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Jake is considerate of his friends’ moods. He identifies with their feelings and readily understands their point of view, he has great relationships with his classmates and professors. Which area of the multiple intelligences model does this exemplify?   interpersonal  
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The type of intelligence that involves seeing complex relationships and solving problems is ________ intelligence.   fluid  
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In Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Theory, ________ intelligence and ________ intelligence are often combined into a single type: emotional intelligence.   interpersonal; intrapersonal  
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What kind of professional would be most qualified to administer an intelligence test?   A professional trained in psychology.  
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Which individual was asked by the French government to create an assessment tool – an intelligence test, of sorts – that would be used to identify schoolchildren who would be more likely to have difficulty in school?   Alfred Binet  
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The practice of administering, scoring, and interpreting an assessment tool in the same manner is called ________.   standardization  
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Which statistic is a measure of how data are dispersed in a population and can be used to give context to larger data sets?   standard deviation  
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What is the Flynn effect?   The observation that each generation has a significantly higher IQ than the previous generation.  
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An intelligence score that falls below ________ indicates significant cognitive delays, and may be indicative of an intellectual disability.   70  
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Which pair of individuals is most likely to have the highest similarity in their IQ scores?   identical twins  
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What did the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart suggest about intelligence? The findings from this study ________.   revealed a genetic component to intelligence  
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What would be true of a thermometer that always reads three degrees lower than the actual temperature?   It is reliable but not valid.  
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What is the benefit of standardizing and intelligence test?   To provide the basis for comparing scores against a pretested group.  
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Howard Gardner found evidence of multiple intelligences in individuals who scored low on intelligence but had an area of exceptional ability-for example, to make complex calculations. These people had   savant syndrome  
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Which of the following is one of Robert Sternberg's types of intelligence?   practical intelligence  
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Researchers studying the effects of genes on intelligence have found that   intelligence is affected by many genes working together  
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If Lanie is able to tell when her husband is upset by noticing subtle changes in his facial expressions, she might be said to have a high degree of   emotional intelligence  
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Heritability of intelligence refers to   the amount of group variation in intelligence that can be attributed to genetics  
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The most widely used modern intelligence test was developed by   David Wechsler  
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Students who do well on college entrance exams generally do well in their first year of college. This helps establish that these exams have   predictive validity  
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The purpose of Alfred Binet's early intelligence test was to   predict how children would do in school  
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The original formula for a child's intelligence quotient compared a child's   mental age to his or her chronological age  
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If the scores on an intelligence test form a normal curve with a standard deviation of 15,   the mean, median, and mode are 100 68 percent of scores are between 85 and 115  
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If approached on the street by a stranger and asked to make a guess about their IQ score, your best guess would be   100  
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