Mini Quiz

Just for fun, here is a quiz that might get you thinking a little bit more about language:
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/25E9R9/www.davidpbrown.co.uk/psychology/smart-test.html
Many thanks, again, to Gaby:)

Yale Psychology Lectures

Want to review past units? Watch these lectures delivered by Paul Bloom, a professor of psychology at Yale. http://academicearth.org/courses/introduction-to-psychology

Kim Peek: The Real Rain Man

Have you heard of the movie Rain Man? This 10 minute clip is about Kim Peek, the man who inspired the film.


Sadly, Kim passed away from a heart attack in December 2009.

Extra credit opportunity: Comment on this post and answer the following questions.
1. What does Kim's retention of long numbers show you about his short-term, or working, memory?
2. What types of memories did Kim make most easily?
3. What does Kim show us about the limitations of intelligence testing?
4. How do you think Kim's encoding skills differed compared to those of "normal" people?

More information about Kim Peek can be found here: http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/savant_syndrome/savant_profiles/kim_peek

Memory

Ms. Merlo forwarded me this link to an episode of NOVA.  The video explains how memory works and how psychologists and neurobiologists are pinpointing molecules that can create and erase memories!  Enjoy.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/how-memory-works.html

Biases

Taylor found this video on biases. It was created by another AP Psychology teacher. His singing talents are much better than mine.

Practice Test Questions

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Encoding and retrieval

Here are the notes I took on the board during today's review session.

One clarification on the retrieval photo: The diagram includes heuristics under retrieval. I am using "retrieval" loosely; heuristics are tools (rules of thumb) that one uses to solve a problem.

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The Innocence Project

Here is the link to the website of The Innocence Project, the organization mentioned in class today.  Read some of the stories; they are truly unbelievable!
(The title of this post is the link, just click on it!)

This site is so interesting.  Here is a link to a story about the Ford Heights Four:  http://www.innocenceproject.org/Content/Kenneth_Adams.php
The crime is horrific, and the fact that they were falsely imprisoned is unbelievable.

Here is the page directed at youth:  http://www.innocenceproject.org/fix/947/

Focus Questions pp.267-294

Questions are due on Thursday, February 10th


Language
1.  What is the difference between phonemes and morphemes?  Give one example of a phoneme and one of a morpheme.
2.  What is the relationships between syntax and grammar?
3.  A young child says "I goed to the store" instead of "I went to the store."  Explain the child's error.
4.  Explain the stages of language development and provide examples (e.g., babbling, holophrase/one-word stage, and telegraphic speech/two-word stage)
5.  What is a language acquisition device?

Thinking and Problem Solving
1. Describe Benjamin Whorf's linguistic relativity hypothesis. (You may need to look this one up)
2.  Define algorithm.
3.  What is a heuristic?  Give an example.
4.  What is the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning?

Obstacles to Problem Solving
1.  What is fixation and why is it an obstacle to problem solving?
2.  Describe the relationship among the concepts of fixation, mental set, and functional fixedness.
3.  Define availability heuristics and representative heuristics.  Why are these things obstacles to problem solving?
4.  How does framing pose an obstacle to problem solving?
5.  What is anchoring effect?  Give a real life example of this obstacle.

Biases
1.  Define and provide your own examples for the following:
A.  confirmation bias
B.  belief perseverance
C.  hindsight bias
D.  overconfidence bias

Creativity
1.  What is creativity?
2.  What is the difference between convergent and divergent thinkers?
3.  How does brainstorming aide creativity?

Fun Clip

Reading Questions pp.233-266

  

I just emailed you these questions in an attachment.  It may be easier to view them in that document than it is here.  

Thoroughly answer these questions for Tuesday.  We will be reviewing the answers in class.

Our next review session is on Monday.  See you then!

During Reading Questions

pp.233-266

How do we form memories? 

Models of Memory

1.     Explain the connection between learning and memory.

2.     What are the three basic components of the information-processing model of memory?

3.     Describe chunking, rehearsal, acoustic encoding, and visual and spatial encoding.  How do each of these things improve working memory?

4.     What is the levels-of-processing theory?  (Hint:  Although the book includes this description within the information-processing model of memory, we should think of the levels-of-processing theory as a separate model of memory.)

5.     How does the levels-of-processing theory connect to schema (schemata)?  (You have to think about this one—there isn’t an answer in the book!)

6.     Describe the three types of long-term memory.

7.     Which brain parts are associated with memory?  How do we know?

8.     Compare and contrast anterograde and retrograde amnesia.  Can you make any connections to the meaning based on the word parts (e.g., antero and retro)?

9.     Why do we remember things more clearly when we are emotionally connected to the content?

10. What is the connection between neural firings and long-term memories?

How do we retrieve memories?

1.     What is the difference between implicit and explicit memory?

2.     Describe priming.

3.     What is elaborative rehearsal?  Provide a real life example.

4.     Give an example of recall and one of recognition.

5.     Describe how encoding affects retrieval of memories.

Why does memory sometimes fail us?

1.     Explain what can go wrong with encoding memories, and how this can cause us to “forget.”

2.     Explain what can go wrong with retrieving memories, and how this can cause us to forget.