Psy 402 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Psy 402 Topic 6 DQ 2 How can college students use the information on metacognition to improve their academic work? What strategies will you employ in your future academic work? Hi Professor and class, Teaching students to think about how they are thinking and how they approach learning about a particular subject would seem to be a helpful strategy in trying to achieve these kinds of goals (Tanner, 2012). Preassessment can be beneficial for the learner and is a great chance for promotin...

Psy 402 Topic 7 DQ 2 Chomsky’s theory on the evolution of language suggests that language is generative, meaning that humans have the ability to create a number of unique sequences. Do you agree or disagree with his theory? Give concrete examples from your readings to support your answer. Class, I do agree with Chomsky in the idea that language is degenerative. Language seems to be innate for humans as it is within the first months of a baby’s life that they make noises to receive mat...

Psy 402 Topic 7 DQ 1 Compare and contrast two different forms of aphasia. What part of the brain is specifically affected by each form and how would this affect the mental lexicon? Aphasia is defined as the loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage. Aphasia affects a person's ability to express and understand written and spoken language.Once the underlying cause is treated, the main treatment for aphasia is speech therapy. It can occur suddenly after a stro...

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Psy 402 Topic 6 DQ 1 Discuss the effects of metacognitive regulation on memory performance. Hi Professor and class, There was a study done that determines the increase in study time resulted in little or no gain in recalling information. Metcalfe and her associates found that learners allocated most time to medium-difficulty items and studied the easiest items first (Koriat,2007). Another study determined improved accuracy resulted in more effective regulation of study and, in turn, in ...

Psy 402 Topic 5 DQ 2 Discuss one type of memory deficit, including what part of the brain is affected and how memory processing is interrupted. Hi Professor and class, “Memory deficits and loss, known collectively as amnesia, can result from brain damage caused by surgery, disease, and physical or psychological trauma”(Gazzaniga, Ivry & Mangun, 2018). There are different forms of amnesia. One form is amnesia is called retrograde amnesia. It affects one thalamus and hippocampus. With...

Psy 402 Topic 8 DQ 1 How does working memory relate to learning and intelligence? Class, Working memory is necessary for learning and intelligence. It is the maintenance that holds information as it is linking to long term memory. Working memory is actively making connections between long term memory and perceptual information (Gazzaniga, Ivry, Mangun, 2019).This is possible because of the prefrontal cortex, working memory is what is connecting the prefrontal cortex’s current perception and ...

Psy 402 Topic 8 DQ 2 Describe the differences between fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence. Provide an example for each. The Cattell-Horn theory of fluid and crystallized intelligence suggests that intelligence is composed of different abilities that interact and work together to produce overall individual intelligence. Fluid intelligence is defined as "the ability to perceive relationships independent of previous specific practice or instruction concerning those relationships....

Psy 402 Topic 5 DQ 1 Compare and contrast the four types of memory discussed in this week’s readings (from Chapter 9 of your textbook). Class, The four types of memory discussed in this chapter include sensory memory, short term memory or working memory, long term declarative memory, and long-term nondeclarative memory (Gazzaniga, Ivry, Mangun, 2019). Sensory memory is formed within milliseconds it is the memory that is activated by sense of smell, touch, or taste (Gazzaniga, Ivry, Mang...