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Cognitive Psychology Glossary S I
This deck covers key concepts and terms in cognitive psychology, focusing on definitions and explanations of various cognitive processes and theories.
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
satisficing
considering options one by one and stop doing so as soon as we found a satisfying one
schemas
mental frameworks for representing knowledge in arrays of interrelated concepts in a meaningful organization
script
a structure that describes appropriate sequences of of events in a particular context
selective attention
attending to some stimuli and to ignore others
selective-combination insight
taking snippets of relevant information and combining them in a new and useful way
selective-comparison insight
involves novel perceptions of how new information relates to old information
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
satisficing | considering options one by one and stop doing so as soon as we found a satisfying one |
schemas | mental frameworks for representing knowledge in arrays of interrelated concepts in a meaningful organization |
script | a structure that describes appropriate sequences of of events in a particular context |
selective attention | attending to some stimuli and to ignore others |
selective-combination insight | taking snippets of relevant information and combining them in a new and useful way |
selective-comparison insight | involves novel perceptions of how new information relates to old information |
selective-encoding insight | involves distinguishing relevant from irrelevant information |
semantic memory | stores general world knowledge |
semantic network | a web of interconnected elements of meaning |
semantics | the study of meaning in a language |
sensory store | able of storing little information very briefly |
septum | involved in anger and fear |
serial-position curve | represents the probability of recall of a given word, given its serial position in a list |
serial processing | means by which information is handled through a linear sequence of operations |
short-term store | capable of storing info for somewhat longer periods, but limited capacity |
SDT | Signal-detection-Theory: theory of how we detect stimuli that involves four possible outcomes (false positives etc.) |
single-system hypothesis | suggests that two languages are represented in just one system |
spacing effect | learning is more efficient when material has been learned over a longer period of time |
speech acts | addresses the question of what we can accomplish with speech |