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Cognitive Psych Chapt 5-8
vocabulary from chapter 5-8
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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
10/28/2012

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5.1 Auditory Code
Definition

STM seems to operate by means of an auditory code, even if the formation is produced by a nonauditory code such as a visual one.

 

A code is a rule governed by the conversion of units of information from one modality to another.

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5.2 Brown-Peterson Technique
Definition
A procedure developed to study-term memory in which an item to be remembered is followed by a distractor task that lasts for variable time intervals before recall. The length of duration is varied to measure its effects of recall.
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5.3 Central Executive

 

Definition
Presides over the working memory model that regulates attentional processes and governs cognitive processes.
Term
5.4 Chunking
Definition
A strategy of combining small pieces of information, in short term memory, to form a larger, meaningful unit of that aids retrieval from long term memory
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5.5 Decay
Definition
Forgetting due to a lack of use or rehersal of previously available information
Term

5.6

 Dualistic

Definition

Viewing each person as consisting of two entitites: the mind and the body

 

Term

5.7

interference

Definition
The prevention of acquiring new information due to the previous acquizition of old information
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5.8

long term memory

Definition

aka LTM

A memory storage  system characterized characterized by long duration, large capacity and accessibility.

Term

5.9

mirror reversal task

Definition
A task which typically requires tracing an object which can only be percieved by viewing the object in a mirror which shows the reverse image of the object
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5.10

phonological loop

Definition
A rehersal circuit in the working memory that holds inner speech for verbal comprehension model.
Term

5.11

primacy-recency effect

Definition
The notion that units of information are best encoded into memory which are at the beginning or the end of a sequence of information.
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5.12

primary memory

Definition
The immediate memory that never leaves consciousness and provides an accurate representation of events.
Term
5.13
secondary memory
Definition

Permanent memory that is characterized by individual differences.

 

Term
5.14
semantic code
Definition
Memory that stores word meaning, concepts, and world knowledge.
Term
5.15
short term memory
Definition

A hypothetical storage system characterized by a duration estimated at about 12 seconds, by capacity estimated at about 7+or - 2 items and by accurate recall.

(ie., 5 to 9 items)

Term
5.16
storage capacity
Definition

The amount of information that can be stored to memory.

 

Term
5.17
store
Definition
The smallest unit of information whcih can be stored to memory.
Term
5.18
Sternberg task
Definition

A method created by sternberg  to examine how information retrieved from short term memory is transferred to long term memory.

 

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5.19
visual code
Definition
Term
5.20
visualspatial scratchpad
Definition
A brief loop that rehearses and processes images in the working memory model
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5.21
von Restorff effect
Definition
[image]The tendency to recall an item that is highlighted or otherwise distinctive, relative to other to-be-remembered items.
Term
5.22
working memory
Definition
A memory system that temporarily holds and manipulates as we perform cognitive tasks. Working memory is analogous to a work bench where new and old material is constantly being processed, transformed, and combined.
Term

6.1

Autobiographical Memories

Definition
Memories consisting of an individual's past history of events or facts
Term

6.2

Codes

 

 

Definition
The rule governed conversion of units of information from one modality to another
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6.3

Connectivist Model

 

Definition
can account for complex learning, the type of memory operations we encounter in every day life.
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6.4

Declarative knowledge

 

 

Definition
Factual information known about objects, ideas and events.
Term

6.5

Declarative Memory

 

Definition
Knowledge about the world
Term

6.6

Engram

Definition
A trace, a collection of neural charges that represent memory
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6.7

Episodic memory

Definition
Memory that concerns information about temporally dated episodes and events along with the relationships among such events.
Term

6.8

Explicit memory

Definition
Memory recovery or recognition based on conscious search processes as one might use in answering a direct question.
Term

6.9

Implicit memory

Definition
A type of memory retrieval in which recall is enhanced by the presentation of a cue or prime, despite having no conscious awareness of the connection between the prime and to be-recalled item.
Term

6.10

levels of processing

Definition
Stimuli percieved via sensory inputs can be encoded on a variety of dimensions, ranging from shallow to deep
Term

6.11

long term protentiation

Definition
An increase in neural responsiveness after rapid repeated stimulation over an extended period of time.
Term

6.12

mnemonic encoding priniciple

Definition
experts encode information in terms of a large existing knowledge base
Term

6.13

Procedural  knowledge

Definition
Knowledge that is implicit and sampled through actions or performance.
Term

6.14

Procedural Memory

Definition
Relates to the knowledge of how to do things (procedures). It is largely unconscious and not easily verbalized.
Term

6.15

retrieval structure principle

Definition
Experts use their knowledge of a subject to develop abstract, highly specialized mechanisms for systematically encoding and retrieving meaningful patterns from LTM
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6.16

Schema

Definition
A cognitive framework of meaningfully organized concepts
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6.17

self-scheme

Definition
A complex internal representation of self, revolving around the topics of I, me and mine.
Term

6.18

semantic memory

Definition
Memory that stores word meanings concepts and world knowledge
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6.19

speed-up principle

Definition
Practice increases the speed with which experts recognize and encode patterns. (the more you do these flash cards the faster you will do them .. this is the ________-__ ________ )
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6.20

tip of the tongue

Definition
The subjective feeling that information is readily available , but in the absence of the ability to recall such information
Term
7.1 Acronymn
Definition
A word formed using the first letters in a phrase or group of words. Used as a mnemonic system.
Term

7.2

Acrostic

Definition
A phrase, poem, or sentence in which the first letters of the words are associated with a to be remembered word or concept. Used as a mnemonic technique.
Term

7.3

Amnesia

Definition
memory deficits caused by problems in the brain.
Term

7.4

Antrerograde amnesia

Definition
The loss of memory after the onset of the memory disorder -- due to an inability to transfer information to long term memory.
Term

7.5

Confabulate

Definition
The process of confusing imagination with memory and similarly true memories with false memories.
Term

7.6

Consildation failure

Definition
the incomplete storage of information in memory
Term
7.7
Decay
Definition
forgetting due to a lack of use or rehearsal of previously available information
Term
7.8 eidetic imagery
Definition
The vivid, often seemingly realistic experience of mental images
Term
7.9
failure to encode
Definition
An insufficient amount of attention is present resulting in information which is not fully encoded into memory.
Term
7.10
interference
Definition
The prevention of acquiring new information due to the previous acquisition of old information
Term
7.11
key word method
Definition
a mnemonic technique used in second language learning.
Term
7.12
mnemonic
Definition
any technique that serves to facilitate storage and recall of information in memory
Term
7.13
method of loci
Definition
A mnemonic technique that involves associating items to be remembered with physical locations and revisiting those sites during recall.
Term
7.14
motivated forgetting
Definition
Failing to retain stored information to memory often due to potentially aversive nature of such information
Term
7.15
peg word system
Definition
A mnemonic strategy that involves learning a set of stimulus items that serve as pegs on which the items to be remembered are hung.
Term
7.16
proactive interference
Definition
Interference created by memories from prior learning
Term
7.17
repression
Definition
the removal of traumatic thoughts and experiences from memory
Term
7.18
retroactive interference
Definition
Newly acquired information disrupts the retrieval of previously learned information
Term
7.19 retrograde amnesia
Definition
The inability to recall information acquired prior to the onset of a memory disorder.
Term
7.20 retrieval failure
Definition
Forgetting information due to inadequate retrieval of the information from long term memory.
Term
7.21 synesthesia
Definition
The condition in which information from one sensory modality (such as auditory) is coded in another modality (such as visual)
Term
7.22 temporal gradient
Definition
memory loss is is most severe for the events just prior to the injury and decrease incrementally the further back in time, thus leaving the oldest memories often intact.
Term
8.1
Adaptation and Learning
Definition
The responsive adjustment of a sense organ to varying qualities or intensity of a stimulus. Changes over time in an organism that increases the long-term potential for reproductive success.
Term
8.2
architecture
Definition
The design and operational structure of a computing system; the physical location of the physiological structures that underpin consciousness; also part of the AWAREness model.
Term
8.3
attention
Definition
The concentration of mental effort on select sensory or mental events,; also part of the AWAREness model.
Term
8.4
autonomic processes
Definition
Cognitive processing that does not require conscious thought as a result of existing cognitive structures or highly practiced tasks.
Term
8.5
AWAREness
Definition
A general framework of consciousness, which includes attention, wakefulness, architecture, recall of knowledge, emotive novelty, emergence, subjectivity and selectivity.
Term
8.6
Confidence judgements
Definition
retrospective, since they are taken after the retrieval of an item from memory
Term
8.7
consciousness
Definition
An awareness of events or stimuli in the environment and of cognitive phenomena such as memories, thoughts, and bodily sensations
Term
8.8
context setting
Definition
function whereby the systems act to define an incoming stimulus context and knowledge in memory which serves to clarify understanding of the stiumulus
Term
8.9
decision making
Definition
along with executive function. which serves to bring necessary information and resources out of the unconscious to aid in making decisions and external control.
Term
8.10
depressants
Definition
Substances that suppress the nervous system.
Term
8.11
ease of learning
Definition
involves the selection of appropriate strategies to learn the new information and which aspect of the information would be easiest to learn.
Term
8.12
emergence
Definition
Consciousness results from activity in the brain; also part of the AWAREness model.
Term
8.13
emotive
Definition
Affective components associated with consciousness; also part of the AWAREness model
Term
8.14
error detection and editing
Definition
Term
8.15
feeling of knowing
Definition
can be either prospective or retrospective. measured as an indication of how well a participant thinks he or she will be able to recognize the correct answer to a question in a subsequent multiple choice task
Term
8.16
hallucinogens
Definition
A diverse group of drugs that alter perceptions, thoughts, and feelings.
Term
8.17
hard problem
Definition
In consciousness, the question of how unique phenomenological experience arise out of the activities of the brain.
Term
8.18
implicit memory
Definition
A type of memory retrieval in which recall is enhanced by the presentation of a cure or prime, despite having no conscious awareness of the connection between the prime and to-be-recalled item.
Term
8.19
judgements of learning
Definition
occur during and after acquisition state of memory.
Term
8.20
meditation
Definition
A technique which produces focused, directed attention or awareness for a duration of time which often produces physical and mental relaxation.
Term
8.21
mere exposure effect
Definition
The more we are exposed to something, the more we are likely to like it
Term
8.22
metacognition
Definition
higher order thinking involving active control over cognitive processes.
Term
8.24
monitoring
Definition
the ongoing assessment of the progress of activities
Term
8.25
neural correlation of consciousness
Definition
Biological mechanisms of the brain which are associated with a variety of aspects related to conscious experience.
Term
8.26
novelty
Definition
The propensity to seek out novel, creative and innovative items in the environment; also part of the AWARENess model.
Term
8.27
organization and flexibility
Definition
The collective functioning of connected, interdependent parts --
Term
8.28
prioritizing
Definition
access function whereby consciousness is necessary to access the vast amounts of information available in the unconscious.
Term
8.29
qualia
Definition
The subjective aspect of conscious experience which is different from the physical nature of the stimulus that provokes it.
Term
8.30
(REM) sleep
Definition
Rapid eye movement during dreaming
Term
8.31
recall of knowledge
Definition
The retrieval of previously stored information; also a part of the AWAREness model
Term
8.32
recruitment and control
Definition
function where consciousness taps into motor systems in order to carry out voluntary actions
Term
8.33
selectivity
Definition
The filtering of incoming information from the outside world; also part of the AWAREness Model
Term
8.34
self knowledge
Definition
A sense of one's own personal information; also part of the AWAREness model
Term
8.35
self monitoring
Definition
in the form of self-reflection, inner speech and imagery, help us control our conscious and unconscious functioning
Term
8.36
sensory threshold
Definition
The level of energy required to activate a neural response
Term
8.37
social cognition
Definition
A level of analysis that aims to understand social psychological phenomena by investigating the cognitive process that underlie them.
Term
8.38
stimulants
Definition
A class of drugs that elevates mood, increases feeling of well being, and increases energy and alertness.
Term
8.40
subjectivity
Definition
Each person's conscious experience is unique; also part of the AWAREness model.
Term
8.41
subliminal priming
Definition
Briefly presenting a stimulus below one's ability to consciously perceive it; however, serves to elevate the threashold of retrieval for related or associated items in memory.
Term
8.42
wakefulness
Definition
The continuum from sleep to alertness; a state in which you are consciously awake and aware of the outside world; also part of the AWAREness model
Term
8.43
world knowledge
Definition
Facts available in long term memory; also part of the AWAREness model.
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