CAS PS 101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Anterograde Amnesia, Retrograde Amnesia, Language Acquisition

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 101
• Professor: Barry Grant

Document Summary

Topics: judgment & decision making, language acquisition, aphasia. ; paying attention to a stimulus to form a memory code . Holds about 7 +/-2 pieces of information. Paying attention helps sensory become short-term, rehearsal helps short-term to long- : mentally reciting something over and over again to hold it in mind. : temporarily holding an image in your head. Old information interferes with the retrieval of new information. New information interferes with the retrieval of old information. Can"t remember things from before memory damage. Judging the likelihood of something based on how easily it comes to mind. Classifying something/someone based on how well it represents your own idea of. Looking for, noticing and remembering information that"s consistent with your. Serial position curve: people remember things better at the beginning and end of a list. Language is learned through imitation and reinforcement. Language abilities are inborn and language learning is facilitated by a language. Language acquisition is partially biological, partially environmental.