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17 Cards in this Set
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Stimulus |
An entity in the external environment that can perceived by an observer |
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Bit |
Short for binary digit, the most basic unit of information |
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Folk psychology |
An umbrella term for various assumptions and theories based on the everyday behaviour of ourselves and others |
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Information theory |
The theory that the information provided by a particular event is inversely related to the probability of its occurrence |
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Filter model |
A theory based on the idea that information processing is restricted by channel capacity |
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Channel capacity |
The max amount of information that can be transmitted by an information processing device |
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Introspection |
Looking inward, to observe once’s own thoughts and feelings |
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Primary memory |
What we are aware of In The immediacy present moment, often termed immediate memory or short term memory |
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Secondary memory |
Knowledge acquired at an earlier time that is stored indefinitely and is absent from awareness, also called long term memory |
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Brown Peterson task |
An experiment paradigm in which subjects are given a set of items and then a number, subjects immedietly begin counting backward by threes from the number and after a specific interval are asked to recall the original items |
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Ecological approach |
A form of psychological inquiry that reflects conditions in the real world |
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Affordances |
The potential functions it uses of stimuli in the real world |
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Information pickup |
The process whereby we perceive information directly |
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Schema |
An expectation concerning what we are likely to find as we explore the world |
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Perceptual cycle |
The process whereby our schemas guide our exploration of the world and in turn are shaped by what we find there |
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Cognitive ethology |
A new research approach the links real world observations with lab based studies |
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Metacognition |
Knowledge about the way that cognitive processes work; understanding of our own cognitive processes |
