Chapter 5 Flashcards
(21 cards)
Cognitive control
ability to orchestrate thought and action
in accordance with internal goals”
Mental resource
limitations in how much information the mind can
process at any given time
Internal attention
limitations in how much information can be
prioritized within the mind
Cognitive load
the difficulty of a task
Cognitive overlap
how much the
demands of simultaneous tasks compete
for the same mental resources
Dual-task experiments
subjects do two
tasks simultaneously
Cognitive interference
Cognitive interference refers to the mental disruptions or distractions that interfere with an individual’s ability to focus, think clearly, or process information effectively.
Automatic process
performing a task
that requires
minimal cognitive
effort
Controlled process
performing a task
that requires more
cognitive
involvement
Inhibition
Ability to suppress information, thoughts, or
actions that may interfere with ongoing behavior
Working memory
what the mind can
temporarily store and manipulate for
complex cognitive tasks
Storage
maintains information
when it’s no longer available in
perception, a form of internal
attention
Manipulation
allows the mind to do
operations and transformations of
information
Chunking
working memory strategies,
trying the make chunks you can
remember as opposed to individual
letters
Central executive
primary system for controlling attention
and thinking with information stored temporarily in two
storage buffers
Phonological loop
stores and rehearses verbal and acoustic
information
Visuospatial sketchpad
stores and manipulates visual
information
Episodic buffer
integrates information from multiple
internal sources into an episodic representation
Emotion regulation
the
ability to manage, modulate,
and alter one’s emotions
Rumination
incessant focus
on one’s negative thoughts
Ego Depletion
an effect in which
exhausting one’s self-regulatory energy
leads to subsequently impaired self-
regulation and cognitive control.
