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19 Cards in this Set
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Feature integration theory (FIT) |
Features may exist independently of one another |
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Selective attention |
Being able to block out some information but focus on one message or bit of information |
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Cocktail party phenomenon |
Ability to pay attention to one message and ignore all others. Heat name across room |
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Early selection theory |
Only certain information is processed and stored into memory. Going through meaningful processing |
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Leaky filter theory |
All information gets through but only some information is stored permanently due to personal relevance |
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Late selection theory |
All information goes through meaningful processing but only some information goes to phenomenal consciousness |
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Attenuation vs. Late selection |
Meaningful processing is the exception. Meaningful processing is the rule. |
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Memory |
Acquisition, storage, and retrieval. Process of retaining retrieving and using information |
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Immediate memory |
Working memory. Allows for manipulation of information |
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Phonological loop |
Hold verbal and auditory information. |
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Irrelevant speech effect |
Any spoken stimulus presented during the processing of information has the potential to disrupt memory for the information. |
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Word length effect |
Memory for lists of small words is better than for longer words |
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Visuo-spatial sketchpad |
Responsible for storage and manipulation of visual and spatial information. |
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Proactive interference |
When old information cause problems to learn new information |
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Retroactive |
New information makes it hard to recall old information. |
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Superordinate |
Most general type of description. E.g. Animal |
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Subordinate |
Most specific classification. E.g. Blue-fairy wren |
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Basic level |
Midpoint classification. Used mostly when describing things in day to day life |
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Prosopagnosia |
Unable to recognize familiar faces |
