Lecture on Psychological Perspectives and Memory Processes

Flashcards to review key psychological theories, research designs, and memory processes discussed in the lecture.

The five historical perspectives in psychology include structuralism, functionalism, psychodynamic, evolutionary, and __.

patriotism.

Psychodynamic theory introduced the idea that talking about our experiences can help treat mental disorders, but its limitation is that it is too focused on __.

personal experience.

Behaviorism contributed to psychology by pushing it into the lab through __ and supporting the scientific process.

experiments.

Correlational design shows the strength and direction of relationships but cannot determine __.

cause and effect.

The three main research designs discussed in class are operational, correlational, and __.

experimental.

During the sensory process, different types of sensory information, like visual, auditory, and tactile, are stored in __, __, and __ registers, respectively.

iconic, echoic, haptic.

Memory is an active process that involves __, consolidation, and retrieval.

encoding.

The average human working memory capacity allows for about __ pieces of information.

seven, plus or minus two.

The technique of breaking information into smaller units to help with recall is known as __.

chunking.

Maintenance rehearsal helps keep information in short term memory, while __ rehearsal helps build connections for better memory retention.

elaborative.