Thursday, March 26, 2015

Ch.10 Glossary of Terms


Alternative Input – (voice recognition) get information  into input for devices

Alternative Output – (Braille) helping individuals who are blind given the ability to read information

Attention – (pay attention) the ability to focus

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – (easily distracted) a cognitive disease that occurs at birth

Cerebral Vascular Accident – (M.S.) acquired at birth that occurs with the cognitive areas

Cognitive Prosthesis – program that assist individuals with specific needs

Dementia ((losing memory) it happens in stages where an individual loses their memory

Developmental Disabilities – (perceptions) disability that involves all parts of the nervous system

Encoding – (memory) storage of information

Generalization – (reasoning) carry of knowledge or skills

Information Processing – (regaining information) compensatory device

Intellectual Disabilities – (the ability not to remember) can not remember things that are necessary such as bathing

Media Presentation – (projector) the way information is presented on a screen

Memory – can be short or long term depending on the disability of the person

Mild Cognitive Disabilities – a physical disability that handicaps an individual short term (stroke)

Problem Solving – where an individual suppose to overcome situations

Prompting –(visual) devices that gives information to read or sing

Smart House –automatically gives feedback to different areas

Stimuli Control – technology that addresses information by limitation (cut on lights)

Tracking and Identification – provides extra safety (GPS)

Traumatic Brain Injury – occurs from a head injury (gunshot wound to the head)

Vigilance – (searching) showing a lot of information over a long period of time

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