Define maintenance rehearsal

Lengthen STM to longer than 30 seconds

Expanding the capacity of the STM

Chunking is defined as

breaking text into smaller units

What is retroactive interference?

interference where new information blocks old information

retroactive interference

current attempts to learn something interferes with past learning

context-shift effect- says you should take the test

where you study and where you learned the information

What is maintenance rehearsal?

the process of repeatedly verbalizing a piece of information

"cognitive counter space" helps you keep things in your mind

Breaking down large chunks of text

Delayed matching to sample task is? (2 correct answers)

After a delay an animal must choose an object that matches the sample, Tasks in which an animal sees a sample object

Retroactive Interference occurs when.....?

you can't retrieve ex's name b/c you got a new one

One of these is an example of object permanence

hidden objects can return or be found

proactive interference

past learning interferes with current attempts to learn something

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1
Surprises while training and being distracted make it harder to remember
False
True
2
Dogs and cat have object permanence
True
False
3
A gorilla uses sign language.
Inherited
Acquired (learned)
4
Chimpanzee can learn relationships of words?
True
False
5
Define associative rehearsal
Lengthen STM to longer than 15 seconds
Lengthen LTM
Lengthen STM to longer than 30 seconds
Lengthen STM to longer than 45 seconds
6
Define maintenance rehearsal
Lengthen STM to longer than 45 seconds
Lengthen LTM to longer than 30 seconds
Lengthen STM to longer than 15 seconds
Lengthen STM to longer than 30 seconds
7
What can animals do with language
Learn words with syntax
Limited words and syntax
Not learn it
Learn words but no syntax
8
Define Chunking:
Doing the same thing
Expanding the capacity of LTM.
Expanding the capacity of the STM
How the brain functions
9
Chunking is defined as
separating academics into various disciplines
losing one's lunch
placing students into groups
breaking text into smaller units
10
What is retroactive interference?
interference where new information blocks old information
interference where old information blocks new information
When someone forgets events after their accident
When someone forgets events before their accident
11
retroactive interference
past learning interferes with current attempts to learn something
current attempts to learn something interferes with past learning
12
As the counts of lever presses go up it is hard for animals to keep track
False
True
13
Animals could gesture to communicate about a desired object that was not present.
True
False
14
proactive interference is
no old memories, can make new ones
new impacting old
old impacting new
no new memories, old still exist
15
context-shift effect- says you should take the test
wherever you want
where you study
where you study and where you learned the information
where you learned the information
16
Remember signal doesn't help with memory
False
True
17
What is maintenance rehearsal?
the process of repeatedly verbalizing a piece of information
Where information is held while it's being used
Memory about facts/general knowledge
Occurs when newly learned information interferes with old
18
Matching to sample is identifying same things
False
True
19
Internal Clock for learning is?
ability to respond on time
Analog
Digital
CPU speed
20
Dogs can respond to spoken language
True
False
21
Working Memory
getting started
ordering tasks based on importance
persistence when frustrated
"cognitive counter space" helps you keep things in your mind
22
What is chunking?
Ripping your report into small pieces
Throwing up
Breaking down large chunks of text
Breaking down small chunks of text
23
Delayed matching to sample task is? (2 correct answers)
After a delay an animal must choose an object that matches the sample
Slow brain process of matching in animals
Tasks in which an animal sees a sample object
Simple tasks associated with with animal memories
24
Retroactive Interference occurs when.....?
Forgetting your keys in your car
you can't remember your new address b/c of your old address
you can't retrieve ex's name b/c you got a new one
Forgetting all of the SAT vocabs during the SAT test
25
One of these is an example of object permanence
also known as executive function
hidden objects can return or be found
seeing something that someone else sees
the cognitive concept of "always and forever"
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proactive interference
current attempts to learn something interfere with past learning
past learning interferes with current attempts to learn something
27
For memory Increasing delay leads to
Neither
Retroactive interference
Both
Proactive interference

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