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AP Psych Vocab Unit 5 for Mrs. Hajdik's class

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show Persistence of learning over time through the storage & retrieval of information.  
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Storage   show
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Retrieval   show
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show a quick, fleeting memory that is activated by the 5 senses (1-3 secs).  
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Iconic Memory   show
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Short-term Memory   show
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Long-term Memory   show
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Encoding   show
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Working Memory   show
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show A clear memory of an emotionally significant moment/event. It is as clear as looking at a pic. Ex: 9/11  
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show Memories of certain events/episodes. Ex: birthdays, holidays, vacays, etc. *Not every episodic memory is a flashbulb memory, but every flashbulb memory is an episodic memory.  
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show Fact-based Jeopardy-like info that we acquired about the world throughout our lives  
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Procedural Memories   show
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show Unconscious encoding of incidental info such as space, time, frequency, & of well-learned info (meaning of words).  
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show Nondeclarative, procedural, how-to memory that you do not have to think about, independent of conscious recollection. Examples: Riding a bike. Playing an instrument. Use of motor skills.  
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Effortful Processing   show
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show Declarative memory; facts & experiences that one can consciously know & declare. Examples: Vacations, holidays, personally experienced memories  
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State-Dependent Memories   show
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show The tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one’s current good or bad mood.  
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show Our tendency to recall best the last & first items in a list.  
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Long-Term Potentiation   show
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show The inability to remember(the past) anything before specific brain surgery or an accident.  
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Anterograde Amnesia   show
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Retroactive Interference   show
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show The disruptive effect past (prior) learning on the recall of new info; forward acting. Past disrupts new learning. Ex: Can’t remember your new locker combo b/c you keep remembering your old one.  
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Source Amnesia   show
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show A logical step-by-step procedure that, if followed correctly, will eventually solve for a specific problem. Example: Typing 0000, 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004, etc to figure out a pin # for an ATM card.  
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show a mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people  
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Convergent Thinking   show
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Divergent Thinking   show
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Heuristics   show
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show A mental image or best example of a category. Ex: Is a tomato a fruit? Is a whale a fish or mammal?  
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show Having preexisting positions/beliefs about events, people, etc.  
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Availability Heuristic   show
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Belief Perserverance   show
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show A preference of info that confirms preexisting beliefs, while ignoring or discounting contradictory evidence.  
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Functional Fixedness   show
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Representativeness Heuristic   show
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Language   show
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show Innate speech-enabling structures in the brain that allow us to learn language.  
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Linguistic Determinism   show
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Morpheme   show
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Phoneme   show
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show the set of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes, words, & sentences. Ex: ed; means it happened in the past.  
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show the rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences. Ex: adjectives come before nouns in English  
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show Child speaks in 2 words around 24 mo. Ex: Go Park!  
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Achievement Tests   show
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Aptitude Tests   show
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show Our accumulated knowledge & verbal skills. Increases with age. Ex: Vocabulary  
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Fluid Intelligence   show
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show a method for assessing an individual’s mental aptitudes & comparing to others, using numerical scores.  
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Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test   show
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show contains sub scores for verbal comprehension, processing speed, perceptual organization, & working memory.  
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Test Construction   show
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show A self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype.  
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show A test is reliable when it yields consistent results. Types: 1. Split-half 2. Split-test 3. Test-Retest  
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show A test that measures what it is intended to measure/predict. Types: 1. Content 2. Predictive 3. Construct  
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show A condition of mild to severe intellectual disability & associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21.  
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Intellectual Disability   show
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Savant Syndrome   show
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