Paddock AP Psych U2.5-2.8 Flashcards Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories.
  2. 5. ___ reliability: A measure of test consistency by comparing two halves of a test.
  3. 9. ___ disease: A progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and, finally, physical functioning.
  4. 10. ___ memory: The theory that information learned in a particular state of mind (e.g., drunk, sober) is more easily recalled when in that same state of mind.
  5. 15. Incorporating misleading information into one's memory of an event.
  6. 17. Belief that abilities and intelligence can be developed through effort and learning.
  7. 18. A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test.
  8. 19. The age at which a person's cognitive abilities are typical based on intelligence testing.
  9. 20. The disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information.
  10. 23. Stimuli that aid the recall or recognition of information stored in memory.
  11. 24. Ensuring test scores are interpreted consistently by comparing them to a normal group.
  12. 26. The ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt.
  13. 29. A graph showing retention and forgetting over time.
  14. 31. ___ rehearsal: A method of transferring information from short-term to long-term memory by making that information meaningful in some way.
  15. 33. ___ memory: The theory that information learned in a particular situation or place is better remembered when in that same situation or place.
  16. 35. (IQ) A numerical measure of intelligence derived from standardized tests.
  17. 36. ___-of-the-tongue phenomenon: The temporary inability to remember something you know, accompanied by a feeling that it's just out of reach.
  18. 40. A measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned, as on a multiple-choice test.
  19. 41. The observed increase in IQ scores over time across generations.
  20. 42. ___ tests: Tests that measure knowledge or skills acquired in a specific area.
  21. 43. The failure to process information into memory.
  22. 44. The neural storage of a long-term memory.
Down
  1. 1. The increased confidence in a false memory of an event following repeated imagination of the event.
  2. 3. Attributing to the wrong source an event we have experienced, heard about, read about, or imagined.
  3. 4. The disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information.
  4. 6. ___ reliability: Consistency of test results when administered at different times.
  5. 7. The actual age of a person in years.
  6. 8. Belief that abilities and intelligence are static and unchangeable.
  7. 11. ___ amnesia: An inability to form new memories.
  8. 12. ___ validity: Whether a test truly measures the concept it claims to measure.
  9. 13. ___ amnesia: An inability to retrieve information from one's past.
  10. 14. The process by which memories are influenced by the meaning we give to events.
  11. 16. ___ intelligence: Theory suggesting people have different types of intelligences, like linguistic, logical, spatial, etc.
  12. 21. The ability to retain information over time through the storage and retrieval of information.
  13. 22. ___ rehearsal: Repeating information over and over to keep it active in short-term memory.
  14. 25. ___ tests: Tests designed to measure a person's potential to learn or perform in a particular area.
  15. 27. The extent to which a test measures what it is intended to measure.
  16. 28. The enhancement of performance when one is reminded of positive stereotypes about their group.
  17. 30. The fear of confirming negative stereotypes about one's group, affecting performance.
  18. 32. The consistency and stability of test results over time.
  19. 34. ___ memory: The memory for events and facts related to one's personal life story.
  20. 37. ___ memory: The tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood.
  21. 38. ___ validity: How well a test predicts future performance or behavior.
  22. 39. ___ amnesia: The inability to retrieve memories from much before age 3.