Final Study Guide

Final Study Guide

Exam Format

  • Multiple Choice Questions

  • Short Answer Questions

  • Essay Questions

Key Topics to Review

  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Concepts

  • Chapter 2: Important Theories and Models

  • Chapter 3: Applications in Real-World Scenarios

Study Tips

  • Organize a study group to share insights

  • Utilize flashcards for key terms and definitions

  • Practice past exam papers to familiarize with question style

Resources

  • Textbook chapters outlined above

  • Online lectures and tutorial videos

  • Study guides provided by instructors

Final Study Guide:

Differentiate the following methods of improving memory: rehearsal, keyword method, method of loci, pegword technique, self-reference effect, chunking, testing effect, distributed practice effect, acronyms, acrostics 

Define the encoding-specificity principle

Define state-dependent learning

Differentiate the Pollyanna principle, the positivity effect, and mood congruence

Differentiate retrospective and prospective memory

Define long-term potentiation

Define graded amnesia

Define consolidation and reconsolidation

Define the reminiscence bump

Define flashbulb memory

Define source misattribution

Define schemas, stereotypes, and scripts

Define boundary extension

Define consistency bias

Define post-event misinformation effect

Define weapon focus

Define the post-identification feedback effect

Differentiate the following parts of semantic memory: general knowledge, lexical knowledge, conceptual knowledge

Define prototype, prototypicallity and graded structure

Define family resemblance

Define exemplar theory

Explain the network model including nodes and connection weights

Define graceful degradation

Define the sensory-functional hypothesis

Define the conceptual peg hypothesis

Differentiate the analog and propositional codes

Differentiate phonemes, graphemes, and morphemes

Define morphology and syntax

Define phonemic restoration

Define the McGurk effect

Define lexical ambiguity

Differentiate anaphoric, instrument, and causal inferences

Define lateralization

Differentiate trial and error, and insight

Define fixation and functional fixedness

Define the means-end and hill climbing approaches

Differentiate divergent and convergent production

Differentiate algorithms and heuristics

Differentiate availability heuristic, recognition heuristic, illusory correlation, representativeness heuristic, base rate fallacy, conjunction fallacy, small sample fallacy, confirmation bias, default heuristic and anchoring and adjustment heuristic

Define expected utility theory

Define prospect theory

Differentiate deduction and induction

Define syllogism

Define belief-bias effect