Psychology 1101 Chapters 8&9

According to Baddeley and Hitch, ________.

According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin model, ________.

Elaborative rehearsal involves ________.

Encoding information occurs through ________.

Engram refers to the ________.

In order for a memory to go into storage (i.e., long-term memory), it has to pass through three distinct stages: sensory memory, short-term memory, and ________ memory.

The act of getting information out of memory storage and back into conscious awareness is known as ________.

The encoding of words and their meaning is known as ________ encoding.

What are the two components of declarative memory?

What is episodic memory?

What is procedural memory?

What is semantic memory?

What is the set of processes used to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods of time?

What is the tendency for an individual to have better memory for information that relates to oneself in comparison to material that has less personal relevance?

What kind of memory involves storage of brief events, such as sights, sounds, and tastes?

What type of memories do we consciously try to remember and recall?

Which concept describes the effects of misinformation from external sources that leads to the creation of false memories?

Which theory/hypothesis suggests that strong emotions trigger the formation of strong memories, and weak emotional experiences form weak memories?

________ encoding is the encoding of sounds.

________ encoding is the encoding of images.

A ________ is any environmental agent—biological, chemical, or physical—that causes damage.

A(an) ________ begins as a one-cell structure that is created when a sperm and egg merge.

Heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, cigarettes, and alcohol are all examples of ________.

In ________ thinking, decisions are made based on situations and circumstances, and logic is integrated with emotion as adults develop principles that depend on contexts.

Specific normative events are also called ________.

The continuous development approach views development as a ________.

Theorists who view development as ________ believe that development takes place in unique stages.

What does the normative approach ask regarding the lifespan?

Which concept refers to the persistent difference in grades, test scores, and graduation rates that exist among students of different ethnicities, races, and sexes?

Which term refers to the adjustment of a schema by adding information similar to what is already known?

Who believed that moral development, like cognitive development, follows a series of stages?

Who called the stages of development psychosexual stages?

Who developed the psychosocial theory of development?

________ are concepts (mental models) that are used to help us categorize and interpret information.

________ development involves learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity.

________ development involves emotions, personality, and social relationships.

________ development involves growth and changes in the body and brain, the senses, motor skills, and health and wellness.

________ is a long-standing connection or bond with others.

________ skills refer to our ability to move our bodies and manipulate objects.

Children in the ________ stage can use abstract thinking to problem solve, look at alternative solutions, and test these solutions.