quiz 10

its a self activated memory that holds a few items briefly

is the immediate, very brief recording of sensory information into the memory system

is the momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli

is the momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli.

is the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system.

is memory involved i automatic motor movement

vivid memories of an often emotionally significant moment or event

an increase in neuron-firing potential after a brief, rapid stimulation

are other bits of spatial information that help recall memories from a web of neurons.

the tendency to recall memories that are consistent with ones current mood

the tendency to remember the names or info the beginning or end of a list.

a situational predicament in which people are or feel themselves to be at risk of conforming to stereotypes about their social group.

the organizing of information into familiar, manageable units.

memory aid, like acronyms, and other tricks we use to remember information.

the spacing of learning and relearning(review) information across several days or weeks rather than cramming the information.

has been shown to be more effective than re-reading or cramming

pioneered research regarding relearning, and analyzed memory data for patients finding that most information tended to drop off quickly, leaving one with less than 25% of their originally-learned knowledge after a month.

is the condition in which patients fail to develop new memories

is the failure to retrieve old information from one’s past

unable to recall events that occurred before the development of amnesia

is the disruptive effect of prior learning recall of new information

occurs when learning disrupts the recall of old information

the incorporating of misleading information into one’s memory of account

pioneered research on misinformation effect by working with eyewitness account in the legal system.

attributing an event or memory to the wrong source-occurs when our brains fail to retrieve a memory.

a methodical, logical approach that guarantees solving a particular problem

are a simple thinking strategy that often allows us to make judgments and educated-guesses to solve problems efficiently.

pioneered insight research with his experiment on chimpanzees

a sudden realization of a problem’s solution

the tendency to approach a problem the same way

a cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used

is an effortless, immediate, automatic feeling or though as contrasted with explicit, conscious reasoning.

decisions are based primarily on intuitive predispositions and rationalized after the fact

profoundly misleads our judgements we tend to almost-exclusively use or remember information that confirms what we already believe, and readily dismiss information that runs counter to our intuitions.

the clinging to one’s initial conceptions after the basis on which they were formed has been discredited.

may cause one to judge the likelihood of events or situations based on stereotypes, cause them to miss or dismiss relevant information.

may also mislead us regarding memory as they cause us to estimate the likelihood of an event based on the availability in memory.

found that people believe violence and conditions are getting worse due to the prominence of headlines that feature shootings, terrorism riots, etc., but in actuality, all measures of violence, disorder and assault have dropped to all-time, historic lows

the tendency to be more confident than correct

is the wording or way an issue or question is posed

the ability produce novel and valuable ideas

is thinking that narrows the available problem solutions to determine the single, best solution

takes place mainly in the frontal lobes on the right hemisphere

a well-developed base of knowledge provides more building blocks with which to create novel ideas and uses

having mastered a problem’s basic elements, we tend to redefine or explore it in a new way, allowing different perspectives

seeks new experiences, tolerates ambiguities and risks, and perseveres by overcoming obstacles

being driven, interested in, or satisfied to constantly think about and analyze

support innovation, team-building, and communication

discovered human beings are predisposed to grammatical structures

the area in the left hemisphere that controls language expression

the inability to understand or formulate language

which is a series of indiscernible sounds and noises

are any of the perceptually distinct units of sound in a specified language that distinguish one word from another

are a meaningful morphological unit of a language that cannot be further divided

is the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

Area of the brain that controls language production.