AP Psychology Unit 5 Vocab

In language, the smallest distinctive unit of sound.

• Morpheme

• Phoneme

• Semantics

• Syntax

A tendency to approach a problem in a particular way, often a way that has been used in the past.

• Functional fixedness

• Mental Set

• Prototype

• Algorithm

Incorporating misleading information into one’s memory of an event.

• Misinformation effect

• Source misattribution

• Priming

• Confirmation bias

A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier with very few retrieval cues.

• Recognition

• Recollection

• Relearning

• Recall

The retention of encoded information over time.

• Retrieval

• Working memory

• Storage

• Mental Set

Type of memory that holds 7 +/- 2 items for a brief period of time.

• Sensory memory

• Working Memory

• Long-Term Memory

• Prospective Memory

A methodical, logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a problem.

• Heuristic

• Schema

• Algorithm

• Insight

The set of rules by which we derive meaning from words and sentences.

• Syntax

• Semantics

• Phonics

• Morphemes

A measure of memory in which the person needs only to identify items previously learned.

• Recall

• Reminiscence

• Recognition

• Relearning

The process of getting information out of memory storage.

• Encoding

• Potentiation

• Reconstruction

• Retrieval