Open Stax Psychology Exam 2 (ACTUAL 2025/2026) 162 Q&A
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Sensation
occurs when special receptors in the sense organs (eyes,
ears, nose, skin, and taste buds) are activated, allowing
various forms of outside stimuli to become neural signals in
the brain.
Transduction
is the process of turning outside stimuli, such as light, into
neural activity (action potential
standardization
method of testing in which administration, scoring, and
interpretation of results are consistent
syntax
manner by which words are organized into sentences
trial and error
problem-solving strategy in which multiple solutions are
attempted until the correct one
is found
,triarchic theory of intelligence
Sternberg's theory of intelligence; three facets of intelligence:
practical, creative, and analytical
working backwards
heuristic in which you begin to solve a problem by focusing on
the end result
Atkinson-Shiffrin model (A-S)
memory model that states we process information through
three systems: sensory memory, short-term memory, and
long-term memory
absentmindedness
lapses in memory that are caused by breaks in attention or
our focus being somewhere else
acoustic encoding
input of sounds, words, and music
,amnesia
loss of long-term memory that occurs as the result of disease,
physical trauma, or psychological
trauma
anterograde amnesia
loss of memory for events that occur after the brain trauma
arousal theory
strong emotions trigger the formation of strong memories and
weaker emotional experiences form weaker memories
automatic processing
encoding of informational details like time, space, frequency,
and the meaning of words
bias
how feelings and view of the world distort memory of past
events
, blocking
memory error in which you cannot access stored information
chunking
organizing information into manageable bits or chunks
construction
formulation of new memories
declarative memory
type of long-term memory of facts and events we personally
experience
effortful processing
encoding of information that takes effort and attention
elaborative rehearsal
thinking about the meaning of the new information and its
relation to knowledge already stored in your memory
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Sensation
occurs when special receptors in the sense organs (eyes,
ears, nose, skin, and taste buds) are activated, allowing
various forms of outside stimuli to become neural signals in
the brain.
Transduction
is the process of turning outside stimuli, such as light, into
neural activity (action potential
standardization
method of testing in which administration, scoring, and
interpretation of results are consistent
syntax
manner by which words are organized into sentences
trial and error
problem-solving strategy in which multiple solutions are
attempted until the correct one
is found
,triarchic theory of intelligence
Sternberg's theory of intelligence; three facets of intelligence:
practical, creative, and analytical
working backwards
heuristic in which you begin to solve a problem by focusing on
the end result
Atkinson-Shiffrin model (A-S)
memory model that states we process information through
three systems: sensory memory, short-term memory, and
long-term memory
absentmindedness
lapses in memory that are caused by breaks in attention or
our focus being somewhere else
acoustic encoding
input of sounds, words, and music
,amnesia
loss of long-term memory that occurs as the result of disease,
physical trauma, or psychological
trauma
anterograde amnesia
loss of memory for events that occur after the brain trauma
arousal theory
strong emotions trigger the formation of strong memories and
weaker emotional experiences form weaker memories
automatic processing
encoding of informational details like time, space, frequency,
and the meaning of words
bias
how feelings and view of the world distort memory of past
events
, blocking
memory error in which you cannot access stored information
chunking
organizing information into manageable bits or chunks
construction
formulation of new memories
declarative memory
type of long-term memory of facts and events we personally
experience
effortful processing
encoding of information that takes effort and attention
elaborative rehearsal
thinking about the meaning of the new information and its
relation to knowledge already stored in your memory
