Psychology Unit 7A & 7B
Across
- 1. The means by which memories are stored as biochemical changes in the brain; the physical memory trace
- 4. Schemas about sequences of events and actions expected to occur in particular settings
- 6. General framework that provides expectation about topics, events, object, people, and situations
- 7. Mental pictures
- 9. Spoken, written or gestured works and the way we combine them to communicate meaning
- 10. A type of heuristics that estimates that probability of an event by adjusting the earlier estimate
- 13. Encoding of picture images
- 15. Retention of encoded material over time
- 16. The term for visual sensory memory
- 20. When memories are retrieved, but with faults in the person, place, time, etc.
- 24. A retrieval method in which one must identify information that has been previously presented out of what is provided
- 25. The first stage of language around 3 to 10 months where simple sounds are uttered
- 28. A retrieval method in which one must reproduce previously presented material without references
- 29. Information in working memory gradually changing to long-term memory
- 31. A system that encodes, stores and retrieves information
- 32. The type of processing that encodes incidental information unconsciously
- 33. When a memory cannot be retrieved because of interference
- 37. The smallest distinctive sound unit of language
- 38. The inability to develop any different or new perspectives on a problem
- 41. A type of amnesia where the affected person is unable to form new memories
- 42. The gradual fade of memory
- 44. Rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences in a language
- 45. The tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating, and entertaining ourselves and others
- 46. Modification of information to fit the preferred format for the memory system
- 47. Organizing terms into familiar, manageable and/or meaningful units
Down
- 2. The smallest unit of language that carries meaning
- 3. A problem-solving procedure that guarantees a correct outcome
- 5. Repetition of information to keep it from fading
- 6. A type of encoding focusing on meanings and meanings of words
- 8. Especially clear, emotional memories that are vivid in detail
- 11. A type of amnesia where the affected person is unable to remember previously stored information
- 12. Distortion of memory as a result of deliberate interference or inadvertent suggestion
- 14. The type of processing that requires attention
- 16. When unwanted memories cannot be put out of the mind
- 17. Injection of false information
- 18. Memory aids using vivid imagery and organizational techniques
- 19. The term for auditory sensory memory
- 21. A type of heuristics that decides that something belongs in a class because of its similarity to others in that same class
- 22. The tendency to be very sure of a fact and later finding that the objective reality was different
- 23. Locating and recovering information from memory
- 26. A type of heuristics that judges that likeliness of an event based on how easily it comes to mind
- 27. An effect of bias in which people react to a problem differently based on how it is presented
- 30. The stage of language development comprised mostly of verbs and nouns without auxiliary words
- 32. Encoding of sounds and sounds of words
- 34. Mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas or people
- 35. A quick association that leads to the recall of memory
- 36. Simple rules that serve as shortcuts to solve complex mental tasks
- 39. Mental image of the best example of a category, formed on experiences
- 40. The influence of personal beliefs, attitudes, and experience on memory
- 43. Rules from which we derive meaning from morphemes, words, and sentences