Memory and Cognition

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Across
  1. 3. the basic unit of meaning
  2. 4. a type of processing in which the brain performs more than one function at once
  3. 6. down, a type of processing using prior knowledge and expectations
  4. 8. processing information as it comes in and representing it to store in memory
  5. 11. the overall gist of the object/image takes precedent over each individual aspect of it
  6. 13. a form of psychology that focuses on only the observable aspects of people
  7. 15. a type of processing using only the aspects of the object/image and no prior knowledge
  8. 17. “thinking about thinking” - control of cognition and understanding it
  9. 18. the part of linguistics that allow speakers to communicate effectively; knowledge of social skills in conversation
  10. 20. when you focus all of your cognition on something to gain information from it
  11. 21. a condition in which a patient claims they can not see, although in tests the patient can state information about a stimulus accurately (like its location)
  12. 24. a memory of a dramatic time that people claim to remember the details better than most memories
  13. 26. a type of mindset in which a person believes they can increase their intelligence and abilities
  14. 27. memory that stores information from each of the five senses
  15. 28. forming information into groups to remember it easier
  16. 29. a task in which color words are printed in different colored ink. it takes longer for a participant to name the ink color when it does not match the word than when they are congruent.
Down
  1. 1. a type of mindset in which a person believes that they have a certain level of intelligence and abilities and cannot change that with any amount of effort
  2. 2. a form of amnesia that causes a person to loose all memory of events prior to the brain trauma
  3. 4. the coding theory that believes we store mental images in an abstract language-like way
  4. 5. an example stored in memory that is used to compare a new stimulus to to determine which category it belongs in
  5. 7. movement of the body to help communicate a message; used in embodied cognition
  6. 9. language that is longer than a sentence; paragraphs, pages, books, etc.
  7. 10. the most typical object of a category
  8. 12. the coding theory that believes we store mental images in a way that closely resembles the object
  9. 14. all mental activity relating to knowledge
  10. 16. interpreting stimuli based on previous knowledge. uses top down and bottom up processing to determine what the stimuli is
  11. 19. repeating information in your head to remember it
  12. 22. the meanings of words and and sentences
  13. 23. the memory that stores information while it is being used (the more current term for short term memory)
  14. 25. term, form of memory that stores unlimited amounts of information permanently