psyc1101 exam3: bonus words

conflation

• definition: the merging of two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, etc. into one

• ex: associative learning uses conflation to find cause and effect

insurmountable

• definition: too great to be overcome

• ex: a conditioned response is not insurmountable

transient

• definition: lasting only for a short time, impermanent

• ex: sensory memory is transient, lasts only a few seconds

maladroit

• definition: ineffective or bungling; clumsy

• ex: knowing what the word “maladroit” is an example of semantic memory because it is your memory of facts and information

tacit

• definition: understood or implied without stated

• procedural memory is tacit, you dont need to explicitly recall the tasks through words

contentious

• definition: causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial

• ex: defining intelligence remains contentious

effervescent

• vivacious and enthusiastic

• ex: an example of acquired knowledge would be knowing what effervescent means