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Memory and Cognition Test 3
flashcards for the test? obviously.
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
01/31/2012

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Analog Code
Definition
mental representation that closley resembles the physical object; Closely aligned with perception
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Propositional Code
Definition

Abstract, Language like representation

Neither visual nor spatial; does not physically resemble  stimulus

Term
Proposition
Definition
smallest unit of knowledge that can be judged true or false
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TBR info can be coded by either...
Definition

verbal labels or visual images sometimes BOTH

abstract words typically have only verbal representation

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Paired-Associated Learning Task
Definition

Paivio 1965

learned the four lists

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Function of Concreteness increases...?
Definition
Visual Imagery
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The more concrete the noun the more elaborated the ______
Definition
internal code
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What is the linear relationship between reaction times and rotation
Definition

The greater the rotation caused an increase in reaction times

Age related differences - elderly perform slower than younger

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What is image scaling and who designed it?
Definition

Kosslyn - an understanding of how we create and manipulate images

 

ex: elephant next to a rabbit, rabbit next to a mouse

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