College Psychology 101 ch 9-13

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How we get information out of memory...

Retrieval

Organization of long items into small units to remember...

Chunking

Deja Vu

The "Ive experienced this before" phenomenon *Triggers retrieval*

The 3 steps of information processing...

Atkinson-Schiffrin 1.Sensory Memory 2.Short Term Memory 3.Long Term Memory

Encoding-Storage-Retrieval

Satges of memory 1.Encoding-keyboard 2.Storage-disk 3.Retrieval-monitor

Prototype

a mental image or best example that helps us

An inhability to see a problem from a fresh perspective

Fixation

Functional Fixedness

An example of fixation-inability to see a new use for items

The first IQ test was for...

American school children to determine WWI officers

Multiple Intelligences

Intelligence comes in multiple forms, 8 types of intelligence, speculates a 9th

How we get a 100 as an average intelligence-MATH

IQ=MENTAL AGE/CHRONOLOGICAL AGE X 100

Aptitude Test (SAT) (ACT)

A tets that predicts ability

A test that assess what we already have learned

Acheivement Test

Stardization

Adminestering the test to a representative sample of future test takers in oreder to establish a basis for meaningful comparison

Motivation

A need or desire that energizes behavior and directs it towards a goal

The maintanance of a steady internal state

Homeostasis EX-Temperature

Maslow's Hierarchy

P.S BEST 1.Psychological Needs 2.Safety Needs 3.Belongingness and Love 4.Esteem Needs 5.Self Actualization Needs

Components of Emotion

Physical Response and Psychological Response BODY AND MIND

James-Lange Theory

Pounding Heart (arousal) --> Fear (emotion) - Says that the body reacts before the mind.

Cannon-Bard Theory

Pounding Heart (arousal) + Fear (emotion) SAME TIME

Schachter Singer Two-Factory Theory

Pounding Heart (arousal) + Cognitive Label (Im afraid) --> Fear (emotion) WHY?

Certain Needs have.....

Priority over Others