PSYC341 Assignment #3 Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. type of stimulus in perception that is defined as the physical object in the environment
- 4. this is how information is encoded into your long-term memory
- 7. type of semantic brain damage where memory loss, personality change, and impaired reasoning are all results of this
- 9. umbrella term for 3 different problem-solving strategies (distance, shape, & relative position) that usually produce a correct solution, although, not always
- 12. occurs when you interpret the sensation you are looking at
- 14. refers to the language beyond the sentence; people don’t always say what they mean
- 16. disorder where you are unable to recognize differences amongst faces
- 19. first step in the means-end heuristic method where you divided the problem into smaller/separate ______________
- 21. means quality of sound; use the same brain regions when distinguishing this as one would if they were to imagine something without hearing it
- 22. a type of the “first letter” study strategy where each letter represents a word
- 26. umbrella term for memory strategies that are designed to improve memory; examples are: transient, imagery and organization
- 28. people go with the most stereotypical example they know when asked something
- 29. degree of high/lowness of a tone; takes longer to distinguish sounds when this is similar
Down
- 1. any restrictions that make it difficult to make it from the initial to goal state
- 3. approach where you have a solution to one problem and employ that same solution to a new problem
- 5. search method where you try all possible solutions using a specific method & will always produce a solution, however does take a very long time
- 6. how you process information and represent it in your L&STM
- 8. if you can remember things in _______, you are more likely to recall it
- 10. what you do in order to locate and access information stored in your LTM
- 11. belief that behavior can only be observed & therefore mental processes cannot be directly studied
- 13. occurs when you divide your attention between more than one thing at a time
- 15. mental process of acquiring knowledge through thought, experience, & senses
- 16. basic unit of spoken language and distinguishes one word from another
- 17. occurs when you concentrate mental effort on both sensory and mental events that are happening around you
- 18. data driven type of processing & uses your basic senses
- 20. type of memory that is a multi-component system that temporarily holds and manipulates information while you perform cognitive tasks
- 23. type of psychology that states we interpret objects as a whole rather than sum of separate parts
- 24. smallest units of meaning of a spoken language
- 25. type of stimulus in perception that is defined as the retinal image of the object
- 27. hypothesis driven type of processing & uses your context, previous knowledge, and expectations