Study Guide for Modules 27-30
Module 27
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Define and give an example of recall
Define and give an example of recognition
Define relearning
What are retrieval cues? Give an example.
What is priming?
What are context effects? Give an example
related to your own life.
Describe state-dependent memory.
Describe mood-dependent memory.
Module 28
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What are the 3 sins of forgetting? Describe
and give an example of each.
What are the 3 sins of distortion? Describe
and give an example of each.
What is the 1 sin of intrusion? Describe and
give an example.
Describe how encoding failure can lead to
forgetting.
Ebbinghaus’ Forgetting Curve
What is retrieval failure?
Describe and give an example of proactive
interference and retroactive interference.
What is the misinformation effect?
How does imagining events relate to false
memories?
What is source amnesia?
What are some similarities and differences
between true and false memories?
Discuss some of the issues related to
children’s eyewitness recall.
What are some techniques that can be used
to improve memory?
Module 29
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Define cognition
What is a concept?
How do we form concepts?
Define prototype
Know the research finding in Figure 29.2
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Define algorithm
What are heuristics?
Compare and contrast algorithms and
heuristics
What is insight? What part of the brain is
activated when insight occurs?
What is confirmation bias?
What is fixation? What are two examples
of fixation?
What is a mental set?
What is functional fixedness? Give an
example.
Know representativeness heuristic and how
it can lead to incorrect conclusions.
Know availability heuristic and how it can
lead us in the wrong direction.
What is overconfidence? Give an example.
What are four influences related to fear?
Describe how framing can affect our
decisions and judgments.
What is belief bias?
What is belief perseverance?
Module 30
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Define language
Know what phonemes, morphemes,
grammar, semantics, and syntax are
How many words does the average child
learn a year? How many words will the
average high school graduate know?
Know the different stages of language
development (babbling, etc.)
Skinner and his theory on language
development
Chomsky and his theory on language
development
Age and learning language (critical period?)
Linguistic Determinism and Whorf
How might language influence thinking?
Animals and language