Cognition/Memory AP vocab review flashcard

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Tendency to hold onto a discredited belief.

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belief perseverance

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Smallest unit of language with meaning.

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morpheme

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Tendency to estimate probability of effects based on how easily they come to mind.

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availability heuristic

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Inability to see new uses for an object due to familiarity with its common use.

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functional fixedness

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Step-by-step problem-solving strategy (formulas)

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algorithm

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Identifying something familiar through matching or multiple choice

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recognition

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Encoding of picture images

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visual encoding

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Grouping info into meaningful units increases STM capacity.

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Chunking

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Memory of facts and experiences that can be consciously verbalized.

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explicit memory

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Retention of encoded info over time.

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storage