Cognitive MCQ's

Question 1

Separating information into smaller sections when encoding impacts recall positively. This is?

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Chunking

Question 2

Which store holds rehearsed information for things that occurred at any time in the past? (MSM)

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LTM Store

Question 3

Which is NOT a criticism of Depth processing? (Craik & Lockhart, 1972)

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Provides a structure for depth processing

Question 4

Conscious knowledge, where the individual is aware that they are exposed to the stimuli?

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Explicit

Question 5

Schachter (1999) proposed the:

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Sins of memory

Question 6

Knowing 'How'. Memory for verbal and describable information. Eg. Riding a bike?

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Procedural

Question 7

Atkinson & Shiffrin (1968) proposed:

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The Multistore model of memory

Question 8

Who learnt nonsense syllables to demonstrate a learning curve?

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Ebbinghaus (1885)

Question 9

Information in the STM is encoded:

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Acoustically

Question 10

Which slave system is responsible for internally debating and rehearsing words?

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Phonological Loop

Question 11

Which is not a memory store in the Multistore model of memory?

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Central Executive Store

Question 12

Which slave system is for integrating multimodal info with info from LTM?

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Episodic Buffer

Question 13

Mnemonics are an active device designed to help memory Which at Mnemonics

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Both

Question 14

Syntax is a component of language. Syntax is...

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Grammar

Question 15

Knowing 'that'. Memory for verbal and describable information. Eg. Capitals of the USA?

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Declarative

Question 16

First generation languages, where strings of words/gestures allow communication, are called:

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Pidgin

Question 17

Which sin results with the loss of information over time, due to decay or retrieval failure?

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Transcience

Question 18

The sin of ______; when the fact is recalled accurately but the source/context is misremembered

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Misattribution

Question 19

Which depth level processes meaning? (Craik & Lockhart, 1972)

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Semantic

Question 20

______ bias, when role of the self tends to central in recollections.

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Egocentric

Question 21

Retrieval of information from items present at the time of encoding and retrieval. Example of?

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Cue

Question 22

Memory for general information. Eg. Capital of France is Paris

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Semantic

Question 23

Which slave system manipulates static images to appreciate the visual and spatial aspects?

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Visuospatial Sketchpad

Question 24

Recency effect is eliminated by the use of?

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Both Distracters & Delays

Question 25

Which sin is caused by attention failings during encoding?

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Absent-mindedness

Question 26

Which depth level processes auditory information? (Craik & Lockhart, 1972)

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Phonological

Question 27

Which Depth level processes visual information? (Craik & Lockhart, 1972)

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Structural

Question 28

The system which holds a limited capacity of information & controls the other 3 slave systems?

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Central Executive

Question 29

Retrieval of information from surroundings. Example of?

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Context

Question 30

Which is NOT a slave system?

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Central Executive

Question 31

Primary effect is eliminated by?

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Neither

Question 32

Clive Wearing is special because despite brain damage:

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Retains his ability to sight/read music and play piano

Question 33

To prevent the sin of _______, use cues to encourage retrieval.

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Transcience

Question 34

Which store holds information in the brain for just enough time to interpret the stimuli? (MSM)

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Sensory Memory Store

Question 35

Second generation language, when words combined with a syntactic (grammatical) structure, is?

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Creole

Question 36

Miller (1956) believed the capacity of the STM was:

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7 (+/-2)

Question 37

Phonology is a component of language. Phonology is...

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Sounds

Question 38

Cooking a meal is an example of?

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Open-loop skill

Question 39

Memory for personal or autobiographical information. Eg. What I did last night?

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Episodic

Question 40

Which is NOT an example of emotion affecting eyewitnesses

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Schemas

Question 41

How many words will an average person have in their mental dictionary?

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20,000-100,000

Question 42

Information held in LTM is no longer available due to the deterioration of memory in time?

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Decay theory

Question 43

The more similar the material, the greater the extent of forgetting. This is...

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Retroactive interference

Question 44

Sins result in the intrusive recall of unwanted information

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Sins of Persistence

Question 45

Which sin(s) affect eyewitness testimony?

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Sin of Bias & Sin of Suggestibility

Question 46

_____ bias, when current beliefs cause us to reconstruct the past different to the present.

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Change

Question 47

Henry Molaison had part of his temporal lobe bilaterally removed, he was special because:

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he helped determine the existence of multiple memory systems

Question 48

_______ bias, when stereotypes and cultural beliefs influence our recollections

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Sterotypical

Question 49

Momentary difficulty recalling the thing that you want to remember?

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Blocking

Question 50

Low-level repetitive recycling of information is: (Craik & Lockhart, 1972)

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Maintenance Rehearsal

Question 51

Forgetting the new and remembering the old is an example of...?

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Proactive interference

Question 52

Riding a bike is an example of?

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Closed-loop skill

Question 53

Complex repetition with analysis of meaning & elaboration on details.. (Craik & Lockhart, 1972)

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Elaborative Rehearsal

Question 54

Unconscious Knowledge. Individual influenced by stimuli although may be unaware of exposure.

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Implicit

Question 55

MSM cannot account for people such as Kim Peek, a world famous savant famous for:

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his ability to recall the content of 12,000 books

Question 56

Articulation is a component of language. Articulation is...

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Speech

Question 57

To prevent the sin of ______, pay attention and encode all information to a deep level.

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Absent-mindedness

Question 58

Retrieval of information from emotional experience during encoding and retrieval. Example of?

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Mood

Question 59

Sin of ______; when prior knowledge distorts the recollection of previous experience

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Bias

Question 60

Claparede (1911) pricked amnesiacs, patients learnt to avoid shaking his hand, demonstrating?

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Implicit Memory

Question 61

Forgetting your first bike ride but retaining the skill of riding a bike is an example of?

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Declarative & Procedural Memory

Question 62

To prevent the sin of ______, stay calm and focus on the bits that can be recalled.

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Blocking

Question 63

Where is the reading centre of the brain?

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There is no reading centre

Question 64

Klatsky (1980) described the STM as:

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A Mental Workbench

Cognitive MCQ's

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Cognitive MCQ's

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