Cognition, Memory, & Intelligence

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  1. 3. ___________ Interference - When newly learned information blocks the recall of old information
  2. 6. ___________ Effect - When misleading post-event info alters your memory of an event
  3. 9. Grouping info into smaller units to expand short-term memory capacity
  4. 11. ____________ Intelligence - Idea that a single overall mental ability drives cognitive performance
  5. 15. How consistent or repeatable test results are over time
  6. 17. A mental category used to group similar objects events or ideas
  7. 18. ___________ Cues - Hints or clues in your environment that help recall a memory
  8. 19. ___________ Memory - Rebuilding memories using stored details mixed with expectations
  9. 20. A step-by-step procedure that guarantees a correct solution
  10. 22. ____________ Memory - Memory for physical actions like riding a bike or typing
  11. 24. Giving a test under uniform conditions to establish scoring norms
  12. 25. ____________ Fixedness - Inability to see an object beyond its intended purpose
  13. 26. ____________ Memory - Memory of facts and experiences you consciously recall
  14. 28. Brain structure that helps form long-term explicit memories
  15. 29. ____________ Memory - Memory for skills or habits recalled without conscious thought
  16. 30. ____________ Memory - Recalling info better in the same physical or mental state as when learned
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  1. 1. ____________ Devices - Memory aids like acronyms or imagery that help recall information
  2. 2. ____________ Memory - Recalling info better in the same environment where learned
  3. 4. ____________ Bias - Tendency to search for info that agrees with existing beliefs
  4. 5. ____________ Effect - How the presentation of a choice influences decisions and judgments
  5. 7. ____________ Memory - Brief initial storage of raw sensory input like sight or sound
  6. 8. ____________ Intelligences - Theory of independent types of intelligence like musical or spatial
  7. 10. A quick mental shortcut used to make fast decisions
  8. 12. ____________ Memory - Temporary memory store holding active information briefly
  9. 13. Whether a test accurately measures what it was designed to measure
  10. 14. Converting incoming sensory information into a form stored in the brain
  11. 16. The best or most typical example of a specific category
  12. 21. ____________ Encoding - Deep processing focused on meaning leading to strong retention
  13. 23. _____________Memory - The permanent storage repository of the memory system
  14. 27. ___________ Interference - When older information blocks the recall of new information