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,accommodation the process of changing a schema or developing a new one when faced with information
that cannot be assimilated into a persons current schemas
acoustic encoding encoding information to memory based on its sound
active process a cognitive process that requires effort and attention
affordances information from the environment which aids perception, i.e. depth cues
random allocation a basic principle of experimental design which states that the choice of condition or
order of conditions that a participant completes must be random to avoid bias
alternative hypothesis a scientific prediction of the effect the IV will have on the DV, with a rationale based on
past research
ambiguity more than one possible interpretation - the basis of many illusions
Ames Room a specially constructed room that appears to be ordinary when viewed from the front but
is actually distorted, causing an illusion of size
assimilation the process of fitting new information into an existing schema
attention the cognitive function of focussing on a stimulus; people have a limited amount of
attention which must be divided among active tasks
autonomic involuntary or automatic; relating to the autonomic nervous system.
axon part of a neuron; the nerve fibre which carries signals to other neurons
bar chart a graph displaying statistical results based on the height of two or more bars; commonly
used to compare conditions of an experiment
Bartlett memory researcher, Sir Frederic Bartlett, first professor of psychology in the UK
, bias ways in which data or judgements are distorted or skewed
binocular a visual cue to depth/distance which depends on comparing the differences between
what is sensed by the two eyes
bottom-up processing a type of perceptual processing based on the information received via sensation,
considered to be primary by the direct theory
brain stem part of the brain; responsible for autonomic functions such as breathing and heartbeat
capacity the amount of information that can be held in a memory store at one time
case study an in-depth study of one individual person or small group
categories of behaviour types of behaviour that might be recorded during observational research, generally
phrased broadly so that many possible actions could fall within a single category
cause-and-effect relationship relationship in which changes in one variable produce changes in another variable
cell body part of a neuron; the central part of the cell containing the nucleus
centration the tendency of children in Piaget's pre-operational stage to focus on one element of a
problem and ignore others
cerebral cortex part of the brain; responsible for cognition, including thinking, perception and most
memory processes
closed questions questions that give participants a pre-determined set of answers
colour constancy perceiving familiar objects as having consistent colour, even if changing illumination
alters the wavelengths reflected by the object in different conditions
concrete operational stage a developmental stage from Piaget's theory; children aged 8 and above can make logical
operations and are able to conserve volume and other properties
conditions parts of an experiment which are compared, each relating to a different value of the IV
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,accommodation the process of changing a schema or developing a new one when faced with information
that cannot be assimilated into a persons current schemas
acoustic encoding encoding information to memory based on its sound
active process a cognitive process that requires effort and attention
affordances information from the environment which aids perception, i.e. depth cues
random allocation a basic principle of experimental design which states that the choice of condition or
order of conditions that a participant completes must be random to avoid bias
alternative hypothesis a scientific prediction of the effect the IV will have on the DV, with a rationale based on
past research
ambiguity more than one possible interpretation - the basis of many illusions
Ames Room a specially constructed room that appears to be ordinary when viewed from the front but
is actually distorted, causing an illusion of size
assimilation the process of fitting new information into an existing schema
attention the cognitive function of focussing on a stimulus; people have a limited amount of
attention which must be divided among active tasks
autonomic involuntary or automatic; relating to the autonomic nervous system.
axon part of a neuron; the nerve fibre which carries signals to other neurons
bar chart a graph displaying statistical results based on the height of two or more bars; commonly
used to compare conditions of an experiment
Bartlett memory researcher, Sir Frederic Bartlett, first professor of psychology in the UK
, bias ways in which data or judgements are distorted or skewed
binocular a visual cue to depth/distance which depends on comparing the differences between
what is sensed by the two eyes
bottom-up processing a type of perceptual processing based on the information received via sensation,
considered to be primary by the direct theory
brain stem part of the brain; responsible for autonomic functions such as breathing and heartbeat
capacity the amount of information that can be held in a memory store at one time
case study an in-depth study of one individual person or small group
categories of behaviour types of behaviour that might be recorded during observational research, generally
phrased broadly so that many possible actions could fall within a single category
cause-and-effect relationship relationship in which changes in one variable produce changes in another variable
cell body part of a neuron; the central part of the cell containing the nucleus
centration the tendency of children in Piaget's pre-operational stage to focus on one element of a
problem and ignore others
cerebral cortex part of the brain; responsible for cognition, including thinking, perception and most
memory processes
closed questions questions that give participants a pre-determined set of answers
colour constancy perceiving familiar objects as having consistent colour, even if changing illumination
alters the wavelengths reflected by the object in different conditions
concrete operational stage a developmental stage from Piaget's theory; children aged 8 and above can make logical
operations and are able to conserve volume and other properties
conditions parts of an experiment which are compared, each relating to a different value of the IV
