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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.
satisficing
considering options one by one and stop doing so as soon as we found a satisfying one
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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
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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 |