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Exam 3
Exam 3
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
10/20/2011

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Term
Cognition
Definition
Thinking, or manipulating and transforming info into memory
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Topics of cognitive study
Definition
mental activities associated with knowing remembering, attending, judging, solving, and communicating
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Theme of cognition
Definition
Conservation of energy, (shortcuts)
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Mental image
Definition
pictures, presentations
Help organize info
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prototype
Definition
speeds sorting into categories
speeds up/ guides problem solving
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Problem solving
Definition
thinking and behaving in ways to reach goals
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Trial and error
Definition
Technique to problem solving
Try different ways until one works
A.K.A. mechanical
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Algorithms
Definition
Technique to problem solving
step by step method that guarantees a solution (labor intensive)
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Heuristics
Definition
Technique to problem solving
Fast, but prone to errors
educated guess based on past experience
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insight
Definition
Technique to problem solving
solution comes suddenly
(AHa! moment)
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creativity
Definition
Technique to problem solving
ability to combine behaviors and ideas in new ways
(think outside the box)
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Conformation bias
Definition
Hinders problem solving
Tendency to search for information that backs what we already think or believe, and ignore the rest
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Mental set
Definition
type of fixation
Hinders problem solving
tendency to approach problems only one way
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Functional Fixedness
Definition
type of fixation
Hinders problem solving
tendency to think of things only in their usual function
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Representative heuristic
Definition
judging how likely someone is by how well it represents a prototype
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Availability Heuristic
Definition
The more likely we think something will happen, it is easier to think of an example
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Overconfidence
Definition
over estimate our accuracy
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The Belief Perseverance Phenomenon
Definition
Tendency to cling to initial conceptions , even after the basis on which they were formed has been dis credited.
Term
What are psychologists that study cognition
Definition
Cognitive psychologist
Cognitive neuro psychologist
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Who is HM?
Definition
Radical experiment to stop seizures in 1953
Left IQ and personality intact along with limited problems with memory
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g factor
Definition
The single for mental ability assumed
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fluid intelligence
Definition
reflects info -processing capabilities, reasoning, and memory
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Crystallized intelligence
Definition
the accumulation of skills that are used for experience
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Practical intelligence
Definition
related to overall success in living
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IQ
Definition
intelligence quotient
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Mental age
Definition
avg. age of of individuals who achieve a particular performance level
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reliability
Definition
The property by which tests measure consistently what they are trying to measure
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validity
Definition
The property by which test actually measure what they are supposed to
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achievement test
Definition
determine a persons level of knowledge
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aptitude test
Definition
predict where a person should pursue a career
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