Psychology Unit 1- Definition 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyMemoryNon-verbal communicationDevelopment of personalityStereotyping, discrimination and prejudiceResearch methods and ethicsGCSEAQA Created by: Tahira_HCreated on: 03-05-16 09:36 Encoding Information is changed or encoded so that it can be stored- done by; - visually (images), acoustically (sound) or semantically (meaning) 1 of 29 Storage Information is stored in the memory so it can be accessed later 2 of 29 Retrieval Retrieving the information form storage 3 of 29 Duration How long can information stay in the memory (few seconds- minutes- lifetime) 4 of 29 Capacity How much information can be stored in the memory (few items- limitless) 5 of 29 Sensory Memory Unencoded information is received through senses, held for few seconds before being passed on to STM 6 of 29 Short- term Memory Contains encoded information from- SM. Capacity 5-9 objects Duration- 30s 7 of 29 Long- term Memory The storehouse of memory that is not being currently used. Duration- Lifetime Capacity- Limitless 8 of 29 Amnesia Memory loss- usually caused my physical brain injury also by traumatic, emotional event 9 of 29 Non- verbal Communication Process of sending and receiving messages through; gesture, body language, posture, facial expressions & eye contact 10 of 29 Verbal Communication Speaking directly 11 of 29 Paralinguistics Vocal features that accompany speech; tone of voice, emphasis & intonation 12 of 29 Personal Space Emotionally charged bubble of space which surrounds each individual 13 of 29 Personality Relatively stable aspects of individuals the distinguish them from others, making them unique 14 of 29 Temperament Our inborn personality traits 15 of 29 Antisocial Personality Disorder Pervasive pattern of disregard for violation of the rights of others- begins childhood- adulthood 16 of 29 Stereotyping Shared belief about the characteristics of those who belong to a particular social/physical category 17 of 29 Prejudice An attitude, usually negative to a particular group of people, based on characteristics that all members have something in common 18 of 29 Discrimination Treating people differently on the basis of their membership of particular group 19 of 29 Self-esteem How we think and feel about ourselves 20 of 29 Self- image How we see yourself and how you believe others see you 21 of 29 Hypothesis A testable statement of what researchers predict what the study's outcome will be 22 of 29 Independent Variable The variable that is controlled by the researcher 23 of 29 Dependent Variable The measured outcome 24 of 29 Ecological Validity The degree to which findings from a study can be generalised beyond the research setting 25 of 29 Experimental Group Group that experiences independent variable 26 of 29 Control Group Group that does not experience the dependent variable 27 of 29 Random Allocation Randomly putting participants into different groups 28 of 29 Counterbalancing Reversing the order of the conditions for half of the participants 29 of 29
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