Unit 1 - Foundations of Psychology and Research Flashcards
(8 cards)
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selective attention
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focusing on one task, ignoring other stimuli
2
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executive functioning
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higher order functioning, decision-making and problem-solving
3
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maintenance rehearsal
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repeating information over and over, short term memory, shallow processing
4
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elaborative rehearsal
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linking new information to existing knowledge, long term memory, deep processing
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confirmation bias
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remembering info. that confirms pre-existing beliefs, ignoring other contrary data
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hindsight bias
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after an event has occurred, feeling one had predicted the outcome, “knew it all along”
7
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self-report bias
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to inaccurately report ones own behaviors or thoughts due to social desirability
8
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social desirability bias
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responding to look good, rather than tell the full truth
