Ap psychology
Across
- 7. The process of getting information out of memory storage.
- 9. (2.7-2.8)
- 11. (2.3-2.6)
- 12. A methodical, logical problem-solving strategy that guarantees a solution by systematically trying all possible options.
- 13. processing: Perception driven by external sensory information, where sensory data is processed and built up into perceptions.
- 14. set: A mental predisposition or tendency to perceive one thing and not another, often influenced by context and past experiences.
- 16. cues: Depth perception cues that require information from both eyes, such as retinal disparity and convergence.
- 17. intelligence: Our ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease with age.
- 19. memory: A component of memory that actively holds a few items briefly for conscious processing before the information is forgotten or stored.
- 20. intelligence: Our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age.
Down
- 1. memory: Memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and "declare" (also called declarative memory).
- 2. bias: A tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence.
- 3. attention: The focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus among many distractions.
- 4. set: A tendency to approach a problem in one particular way, often a way that has been successful in the past.
- 5. The processing of information so that it can be stored in memory.
- 6. The way information is presented, which can significantly influence decisions and judgments.
- 8. principles: Principles that describe the brain's organization of sensory information into meaningful wholes (e.g., proximity, closure, similarity, figure-ground).
- 10. The process of retaining encoded information over time.
- 11. cues: Depth cues that can be seen with just one eye, such as linear perspective, interposition, and relative height. Heuristic: A mental shortcut or "rule of thumb" that often helps to solve problems efficiently but doesn't guarantee a correct solution.
- 15. processing: Perceiving things based on your prior experiences, expectations, and knowledge.
- 18. memory: The relatively permanent and limitless storage of information.