Psychology & Sociology

Mr. Pankow: Sensation, Perception & Cognition

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Alzheimer's patients initially begin with ____ that progresses into ____

Korsakoff's syndrome is caused by ____

Korsakoff's syndrome is associated with individuals who are ____ or ____

____ is a precursor to Korsakoff's syndrome

Symptoms of wernicke's encephalopathy : ____ ____ ____ ____

Common symptoms of Korsakoff's syndrome include ____ and ____

Korsakoff's Syndrome and Wernicke's encephalopathy are NOT ____

Retrograde amnesia is ____

Anterograde amnesia is ____

____ are concepts organized in your mind as connected ideas

Semantic networks are ____

____ is the idea that we store concepts from broad categories to lower order categories

____ is the idea that concepts in differing individuals semantic networks are linked differently

____ says that all ideas in the brain are connected and that pulling up one memory can also activate similar memories

Spreading activation says that all ideas in the brain ____

The order of Piagets stages of development are ____, ____, ____, ____

Sensorimotor stage characteristics: between ages ____ associated with ____ and ____

Preoperational stage characteristics Occurs between ages ____ Associated with ____, ____, ____, and ____

Formal operational stage occurs between ages ____ associated with ____, ____, and ____

____ are mental-models/frameworks used to organize and interpret new information

Schemas are ____

____ is when we incorporate new information into an existing schema

Assimilation is when we ____

____ is when we create new schemas or adjust our schema's to incorporate new information

Accomodation is when we ____

____ is when we move from a current state to a goal state

Well-defined problems are problems with ____

____ problems are problems with a clear starting and end point

Ill-defined problems are problems with ____

____ problems are problems with an ambiguous starting and end point

The ____ method of problem solving is taking random guesses until something works

The trial + error method of problem solving is ____

____ are a problem solving method that includes a logical step-by-step approach that is guaranteed to find the correct solution eventually

Algorithms are a problem solving method that includes a ____

____ are mental shortcuts to find solutions to problems faster

Heuristics are ____

The means-end analysis is when we ____ and ____

____ is when we start with a goal and use it to suggest connections back to the current state

____ is relying on instinct to solve problems

Intuition is ____

The problem solving method with the highest chance of error is ____

____ is getting stuck on a wrong approach to a problem

Fixation is ____

____ is the "aha moment" of problem solving

Insight about a problem can often by achieved through ____

Type I error = false ____ Type II error = false ____

____ is when we make a judgement of the desirability/probability of a certain outcome

We use heuristics in decision making to ____

____ is a decision making heuristic where choices are based on quick, easily accessible examples

The availability heuristic is a decision making heuristic where choices are based on ____

____ is a decision making heuristic where choices are based on the most representative answer based on prototypes

Representativeness heuristic is a ____

____ is when people tend to think the probability of two events occuring together is higher than just one

Conjuction fallacy is when ____

____ is maintaining a belief despite new information that firmly contradicts it

Belief perseverance is ____

____ is actively seeking out information that supports one's own beliefs

Confirmation bias is ____

____ is where people decide on options based on whether they are presented with positive or negative connotations

The framing effect is ____

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