Memory and Cognition

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Across
  1. 4. the basic unit of meaning
  2. 7. processing information as it comes in and representing it to store in memory
  3. 9. the meanings of words and and sentences
  4. 10. a type of processing using prior knowledge and expectations
  5. 11. a type of processing in which the brain performs more than one function at once
  6. 16. the most typical object of a category
  7. 18. repeating information in your head to remember it
  8. 20. all mental activity relating to knowledge
  9. 22. a type of mindset in which a person believes they can increase their intelligence and abilities
  10. 25. the coding theory that believes we store mental images in an abstract language-like way
  11. 27. interpreting stimuli based on previous knowledge. uses top down and bottom up processing to determine what the stimuli is
  12. 28. a type of processing using only the aspects of the object/image and no prior knowledge
  13. 29. memory that stores information from each of the five senses
  14. 30. a form of psychology that focuses on only the observable aspects of people
Down
  1. 1. 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.
  2. 2. forming information into groups to remember it easier
  3. 3. movement of the body to help communicate a message; used in embodied cognition
  4. 5. the coding theory that believes we store mental images in a way that closely resembles the object
  5. 6. language that is longer than a sentence; paragraphs, pages, books, etc.
  6. 8. when you focus all of your cognition on something to gain information from it
  7. 12. a memory of a dramatic time that people claim to remember the details better than most memories
  8. 13. “thinking about thinking” - control of cognition and understanding it
  9. 14. the part of linguistics that allow speakers to communicate effectively; knowledge of social skills in conversation
  10. 15. form of memory that stores unlimited amounts of information permanently
  11. 17. a form of amnesia that causes a person to lose all memory of events prior to the brain trauma
  12. 19. the memory that stores information while it is being used (the more current term for short term memory)
  13. 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)
  14. 23. an example stored in memory that is used to compare a new stimulus to to determine which category it belongs in
  15. 24. 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
  16. 26. the overall gist of the object/image takes precedent over each individual aspect of it