Cognition & Memory

When an eye witness to an auto accident is asked to describe what happened

A mnemonic device is a

The disruptive affect of prior learning on the recall of new information

The inability to take a new perspective on a problem is Called

The system of rules in a language that enables us to understand and communicate with others

Our immediate short-term memory for new material is limited to roughly

mental activities associated with thinking knowing remembering and communicating

Which type of memory has an essentially unlimited capacity

Iconic memory refers to

A prototype is a

A mental set is a

The use of heuristics rather than algorithms is most likely to

By taking text and class notes in your own words you are improving memory by

In the process of classifying objects people are especially likely to make use of

Automatic processing occurs without

A sudden realization of the solution to a problem is called

The smallest beach units they carry meaning a card

Answering practice test questions about text material you have studied is a useful strategy

You’re consciously activated but limited capacity memory is called

A flashbulb memory would typically be stored in

Spoken written or signed words in the ways they are combined to communicate meaning

The eerie sense of having previously experienced a situation

Chunking refers to

Exceptionally clear memories of emotionally significant events are called

Intrinsic motivation is thought to be an important component of

An algorithm is a

Simple thinking strategies that allow us to solve problems and make judgments efficiently

Memory is best defined as

Generating multiple possible answers to a problem illustrates

Encoding that occurs with no effort or a minimal level of conscious attention

The inability to remember events in one’s life which occurred prior to a brain injury

Speed reading complex material yields little long-term retention

A confirmation bias refers to the tendency to

The misinformation effect refers to the

An eye witness to a grocery store robbery is asked to identify the suspect in a police lineup

The process of getting information out of memory is called

By dividing broad concepts into increasingly smaller and detailed subgroupings

The smallest distinctive sound unit of language is a

We fear too little those events that will claim lives

Unlike the use of algorithms or heuristics, insight does not involve

Generating the single correct answer to an intelligent test question illustrates

Semantic encoding refers to the processing of

Retention of skills and dispositions without conscious recollection is known as

The serial position effect best illustrates the importance of

Which term best describes parallel processing?

The process of getting information into memory is called