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Retroactive interference
A)The hampering of recall of learned material by the recall of other material learned more recently
B)Utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
C)Emphasizes the degree to which new material is processed
D)To retain and recall
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Mental set
A)Group or put together
B)Memory of the skills and procedures you have learned
C)Only thinking in terms of what is typical
D)Doing what worked in the past to solve problems
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Cognitive psychology
A)Devoted to the study of mental processes in the broadest sense
B)Idea of a thing or class of things; a general notion; idea
C)When what you remember from the past interferes with information you have recently learned
D)Repeated testing for difference between the desired outcome and what currently exists
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Implicit memory
A)What you remember on accident
B)The idea that genetics determine language development
C)Memory of general knowledge and facts; like a memory almanac
D)Very brief memory immediately following initial reception of a stimulus
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Universal grammar
A)The idea that all languages have a common structure
B)To bring back from memory
C)When was you have learned recently interferes with what you can recall about the past
D)Doing what worked in the past to solve problems
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Rehearsal
A)Devoted to the study of mental processes in the broadest sense
B)A method to remember or encode information
C)A memory of a specific event
D)Step by step problem solving
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Interference
A)Anything that gets in the way of clear communication
B)The idea that language determines perception and understanding of the world
C)The pictures you see when you think of a particular thing
D)Memory of facts
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Algorithm
A)When something is right on the "tip of your tongue"
B)Step by step problem solving
C)What you remember on purpose
D)A method to remember or encode information
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Constructive processes
A)Information that call be recalled for a long period of time
B)When memories are influenced by the meaning we give an event
C)The idea that language is learned through conditioning
D)Chunks of information stored in memory that effect the recall of information
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Proactive interference
A)The organic phenomenon of rotting
B)The idea that there is a neural system in the brain that permits language
C)When what you remember from the past interferes with information you have recently learned
D)What you remember on accident
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Language acquisition device
A)The idea that there is a neural system in the brain that permits language
B)Episodic event that is recalled with great detail
C)The idea that all languages have a common structure
D)A commonsense rule intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
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Procedural memory
A)Anything that gets in the way of clear communication
B)The skills or procedures that you have learned
C)The use of symbols and sounds to communicate information
D)When you forget something until you get a "cue" or clue
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Prototype
A)A standard or typical example
B)Memories about your life experiences
C)Awareness of someone or something known before; gratitude; approval
D)Initial momentary memory
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Nativist approach
A)When memories are influenced by the meaning we give an event
B)Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
C)The idea that genetics determine language development
D)Using the minimal number of words needed to transmit a message
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Linguistic-relativity hypothesis
A)The idea that language determines perception and understanding of the world
B)The generalizing of language rules to all situations, even if they are not accurate
C)A standard or typical example
D)The idea that both genetics and environment "interact" to create language
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Babble
A)Memory of the skills and procedures you have learned
B)Utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
C)Only thinking in terms of what is typical
D)The pictures or images that you think of when reading or listening to a story
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Chunk
A)When memories are influenced by the meaning we give an event
B)Group or put together
C)To retain and recall
D)Memory of facts
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Long-term memory
A)Idea of a thing or class of things: general notion; idea
B)Memory of general knowledge and facts; like a memory almanac
C)Information that call be recalled for a long period of time
D)The hampering of recall of learned material by the recall of other material learned more recently
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Semantic memory
A)Memory of general knowledge and facts; like a memory almanac
B)Repeated testing for difference between the desired outcome and what currently exists
C)A memory of a specific event
D)Very brief memory
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Declarative memory
A)The use of symbols and sounds to communicate information
B)Memory of facts
C)When you forget something until you get a "cue" or clue
D)Step by step problem solving
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Heuristic
A)Devoted to the study of mental processes in the broadest sense
B)Common sense used to solve a problem
C)Group or put together
D)Episodic event that is recalled with great detail
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Language
A)Anything that gets in the way of clear communication
B)A means of communicating by the use of sounds or symbols
C)The idea that there is a neural system in the brain that permits language
D)Using the minimal number of words needed to transmit a message
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Overgeneralization
A)A commonsense rule intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
B)Chunks of information stored in memory that effect the recall of information
C)A standard or typical example
D)The generalizing of language rules to all situations, even if they are not accurate
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Decay
A)What you remember on accident
B)A method to remember or encode information
C)The organic phenomenon of rotting
D)Doing what worked in the past to solve problems
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Learning-theory approach
A)When what you remember from the past interferes with information you have recently learned
B)What you remember on purpose
C)The idea that language is learned through conditioning
D)The idea that language determines perception and understanding of the world
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Schemas
A)Chunks of information stored in memory that effect the recall of information
B)Emphasizes the degree to which new material is processed
C)The organic phenomenon of rotting
D)To bring back from memory
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Thinking
A)Memories about your life experiences
B)Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
C)Utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
D)When something is right on the "tip of your tongue"
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Functional fixedness
A)Only thinking in terms of what is typical
B)The idea that both genetics and environment "interact" to create language
C)Initial momentary memory
D)The idea that all languages have a common structure
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Means-end analysis
A)Repeated testing for difference between the desired outcome and what currently exists
B)Information that call be recalled for a long period of time
C)The idea that language is learned through conditioning
D)The process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
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Interactionist approach
A)The idea that genetics determine language development
B)To bring back from memory
C)The idea that both genetics and environment "interact" to create language
D)Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
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Sensory memory
A)The generalizing of language rules to all situations, even if they are not accurate
B)Initial momentary memory
C)Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
D)The idea that genetics determine language development
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Mental images
A)Very brief memory immediately following initial reception of a stimulus
B)The pictures you see when you think of a particular thing
C)Information that call be recalled for a long period of time
D)To utter meaningless words or sounds
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Tip of the tongue
A)Using the minimal number of words needed to transmit a message
B)When something blocks your memory
C)What you remember on purpose
D)When something is right on the "tip of your tongue"
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Levels-of-processing theory
A)Repeated testing for difference between the desired outcome and what currently exists
B)Initial momentary memory
C)A commonsense rule intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
D)Emphasizes the degree to which new material is processed
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Recognition
A)Emphasizes the degree to which new material is processed
B)Awareness of someone or something known before; gratitude; approval
C)The idea that language determines perception and understanding of the world
D)Group or put together
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Flashbulb memory
A)The idea that both genetics and environment "interact" to create language.
B)Step by step problem solving
C)Chunks of information stored in memory that effect the recall of information
D)Almost photographic recall of one extraordinary event, such as 9/11
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Episodic memory
A)Doing what worked in the past to solve problems
B)Almost photographic recall of one extraordinary event such as 9/11
C)The organic phenomenon of rotting
D)A memory of a specific event
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Concepts
A)Idea of a thing or class of things: general notion; idea
B)The process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
C)A memory of a specific event
D)The pictures or images that you think of when reading or listening to a story
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Explicit memory
A)The idea that there is a neural system in the brain that permits language
B)A standard or typical example
C)When memories are influenced by the meaning we give an event
D)What you remember on purpose
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Autobiographical memories
A)Memories about your life experiences
B)When something is right on the "tip of your tongue"
C)Memory of facts
D)A method to remember or encode information
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Memory
A)The hampering of recall of more recent learning by recall of previously learned material
B)To retain and recall
C)The use of symbols and sounds to communicate information
D)What you remember on accident
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Telegraphic speech
A)Idea of a thing or class of things: general notion; idea
B)The idea that all languages have a common structure
C)Using the minimal number of words needed to transmit a message
D)The hampering of recall of learned material by the recall of other material learned more recently
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Short-term memory
A)Memory of the skills and procedures you have learned
B)Devoted to the study of mental processes in the broadest sense
C)When you forget something until you get a "cue" or clue
D)Very brief memory
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Recall
A)Memories about your life experiences
B)The idea that language is learned through conditioning.
C)Memory of general knowledge and facts; like a memory almanac
D)Call to mind
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Cue-dependent forgetting
A)A commonsense rule intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
B)When you forget something until you get a "cue" or clue
C)Only thinking in terms of what is typical
D)To retain and recall
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babble: talk:: bawl: _______
A)cry
B)calm
C)worry
D)rustle







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