Cognitive Theories of Learning

According to the information-processing theory, which executive process does the five senses go to?

• Sensory Register

• Working Memory

• Long-term Memory

• Short-term Memory

memory is where "thinking" takes place. It is the most active part of the memory system, where we try to make sense of new stimuli and link them to what we already know.

What is working memory?

• a storage system that can hold a limited amount of information for a few seconds

• a part of the brain which stores large amounts of information for an extended period of time

• a storage system that holds memories from childhood

• how the human brain remembers steps to repeated tasks

When we stop thinking about something, it disappears from our short term memory.

• True

• False

Working memory is believed to have a capacity of two to six bits of information.

• True

• False

What are the three parts theorists divide long term memory into?

• episodic memory, semantic memory, procedural memory

• pre memory, immediate memory, post memory

• instructional memory, cognitive memory, licensed memory

What is procedural memory?

• A form of short term memory

• Where skills such as driving or playing piano are stored

• memory of personal experiences

• a form of pre-term memory

How is information in episodic memory stored ?

• in the form of networks and ideas

• in the form of concrete thoughts

• in the form of images that are organized on the basis of when and where events happened

• in the form of images based on the importance of the event

What are the three major components of memory?

• long term, short term, and cognitive

• sensory register, short term, and long term

• immediate, procedural, and episodic

• mechanical, working, and post-term

Presenting questions before the introduction of the instructional material can help students learn material related to the questions.

• True

• False