AP Psychology Unit 2: Cognition

Front

Psychological concept related to decision-making: Schema, Prototype, Heuristic, Assimilation

Back

Heuristic

Front

What is the process of organizing information into manageable units?

Back

Chunking

Front

What is the term for the mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding?

Back

Cognition

Front

What is the term for the tendency to search for information that confirms one's beliefs?

Back

Confirmation Bias

Front

Which type of memory involves the storage of facts and general knowledge?

Back

Semantic Memory

Front

What is the term for the mental process of organizing and interpreting sensory information?

Back

Perception

Front

Which of the following is a strategy used to improve memory by repeating information? Options: Rehearsal, Chunking, Priming, Framing

Back

Rehearsal

Front

What is the term for the mental process of forming new ideas and concepts?

Back

Creativity

Front

What is the term for the mental process of using existing knowledge to generate new ideas?

Back

Divergent Thinking

Front

Which of the following is a type of memory storage? Sensory Memory, Encoding Failure, Repression, Constructive Memory

Back

Sensory Memory