Cognitive Psych: Midterm Edition

Cognitive Psychology

focuses on internal processes like memory attention, language, reasoning, and perception.

Ulric Neisser

is considered father of cog psych

The Cognitive Revolution

decreased focus from behavioralism and brought attention to mental processes

Semantic Memory

general knowledge and facts

Episodic Memory

personally experienced events

Procedural Memory

how to perform tasks or skills

Sensory Memory

briefly stored sensory info

Working Memory

recall of memory

Long-Term Memory

permanent memory storage system

Prospective Memory

memory for future intentions or planned actions

Chunking

grouping information together into more meaningful units to improve memory

Rehearsal

repeatedly practicing or reviewing information to maintain it in memory

Flashbulb Memory

vivid, detailed, and enduring memory of a significant or emotional event

Misinformation Effect

misleading information after an event alters their memory

Serial Position Effect

recalling the first and last items in a list better

Selective Attention

focusing on relevant stimuli

Divided Attention

spilt focus across tasks

Inattentional Blindess

not noticing unexpected stimuli

Attentional Blink

missing the second target

Stroop Effect

delayed reaction caused by color-word conflict

Optical Illusions

show predictive coding of perception

Phoneme

smallest unit of sound

Morpheme

smallest unit of meaning

Syntax

structure of sentences

Pragmatics

contextual language use

Flynn Effect

IQ rises over generations

Aptitude vs. Achievement

potential vs. learned knowledge

Jean Piaget

Developmental Stages

Chomsky

language acquisition device

Gardner

Multiple intelligences

Sternberg

Triarchic Theory

Spearman

g-factor

Goleman

Emotional Intelligence

Mnemonic for stages of Memory

ESR- Encode, Store, Retrieve

Structuralism

introspection

Functionalism

mental processes

Behavioralism

observable behaviors

Cognitivism

Jean Piaget, Ulric Neisser, input - processing - output

Case Study

in-depth individual analysis

Experiment

determines cause and effect

Correlation

measures relationship not causation

Statistically Significant

unlikely due to chances

Confounding variable

affects outcomes unknowingly

Random Assignment

ensures unbiased groups

Quasi-Experiment

lacks random assignment

EEG

measures electrical activity

fMRI

tracks blood flow in the brain

PET

tracks metabolic brain activity