M02: Cognition, Intelligence, and Memory
Cognition - ANS-mental action of process of acquiring knowledge and understanding
through, experience, and sences
Metacognition - ANS-higher level cognition- thinking about the though process itself
Automatic cognitive - ANS-happens subconsciously without any effort
Controlled Cognition - ANS-thoughts we are aware of and take effort
Cognitive Load - ANS-the extent to which our mind is engaged in controlled processing
Stroop Task - ANS-shows how our automatic and controlled operate at the same time
Heuristics - ANS-mental shortcuts that help us make decisions quickly
Confirmation Bias - ANS-an example of motivated cognition, our motivation leads us to
look for a remember information that confirms our beliefs
Comparative Cognition - ANS-the scientific study of thought and intelligence in
non-human species
G factor - ANS-general intelligence
Emotional Intelligence - ANS-the extent in which you are aware of and can effectivly
adjust to your emotions
Encoding - ANS-process we use to transform information so it can be stored
Storage - ANS-holding the information
Retrieval - ANS-bringing the memory out of storage and into the form similar to what we
stored
Sensory Memory - ANS-allows our brain to take all information coming in from our
sensory systems
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