AP Psychology Cognition Unit Review

The focusing of conscious awareness on on a particular stimulus

The immediate, very brief recording of information from a stimulus takes place in our

The theorist who focused on false memories through association is

Working memory is most active during which portion of the information processing model?

The basic defense mechanism that attempts to banish conscious anxious thoughts/feelings is called

Implicit memory is synonymous with

Your activated memory that holds a few items briefly before the info is forgotten or stored is

The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system is called

This person has overcome

The process of storing information in our memory system is known as

I keep calling my new dog by my childhood dog's name due to

Old info preventing recall of new info is to new info preventing recall of old info as

The following depicts which aspect of language?

Solely retrieving information earlier learned is to identifying items previously learned as

This is an example of

Depending on which list you saw would determine how you fill in the last word due to

A sudden realization of a problem's solution is known as

A child opens a door by pushing. Now, every time they come to a door, they push b/c that's what worked before. This is

A mental shortcut that allows people to quickly make judgments and solve problems is a/an

The way an issue is posed is to the initial piece of information posed as

Mnemonic device where a person visualizes info in different spatial locations

Asking witnesses of a car accident what they saw can be negatively influenced by wording used & cause inaccurate recall

Entrepreneurs may be more confident in their ventures and overestimate the accuracy of their business decisions due to

Freud argued a prolonged focus of pleasure-seeking in which outside influencers are ignored. This is known as

I need to remember my house address (13940) so I think 1+39=40. This is an example of what type of encoding?

What process of repeated practice transfers info from our short-term to long-term memories?

A tendency to search for info that supports our preconceptions and ignores alternate info

This depicts an example of

The theorist responsible for coining the concept of a 'learning & forgetting curves' is

Learning and storing new psychology concepts and terms requires

If you heard this list of animals briefly, you would be most likely to remember the Fallow Deer and Kangaroo due to

The process of retaining encoded information over an extended period of time is called

When asked to name a piece of furniture, more people would say "couch" than "barstool". Couch is a more common

The repetitive use of information and/or skills contributes to quicker neural communication, also known as

Theory that retrieval is easier if individual is in the same internal state as when the memory was made

My husband lived abroad for 4 years and spoke solely another language. Now he struggles to recall some English words

This is an example of

Events of 9/11 are vivid for most who lived through that day due to heightened emotions connected to the event. It's a/n

A violinist who has been playing for 20 years can play seemingly without thinking about finger placement due to their

Tom forgot his wallet at home, but recites his credit card number to the cashier in 4 number sections. This is