Unit 5 Cognition Review Game

How is long term memory best defined?

• by the process of repeating a piece of information verbally or mentally

• by the unlimited capacity memory store that can store data for long periods of time

• by bringing a previously learned, and thus stored in memory, thought or idea into conscious awareness

• by the retention of encoded material over time

Match the following

• This intelligence enjoys thinking about abstract ideas and is good at conducting experiments

• linguistic intelligence

• This intelligence is skilled at dancing and sports and enjoys creating things with his or her hands

• logical-mathematical intelligence

• This intelligence is able to explain things well and enjoys reading and writing.

• musical intelligence

• This intelligence enjoys singing and playing musical instruments and remembers songs and melodies

• bodily-kinesthetic intelligence

Match the following

• the process of giving meaning to something (a word, phrase, picture, or event).

• visual encoding

• the process of encoding sensation, usually by touch

• semantic encoding

• the process of encoding images

• tactile encoding

• the process of encoding sounds

• acoustic encoding

Select all that are examples of sensory memory from the list below.

• Smelling apple pie reminds you of holidays with your grandmother.

• Hearing a song on the radio reminds you of your middle school dance.

• Hearing the sound of waves brings back memories of your first family vacation to the beach.

• Studying Psychology vocabulary terms.

Match the following

• the ability of memory to decrease over time

• transience

• when the accessibility of memory is temporarily blocked

• persistence

• the inability to forget undesirable memories

• suggestibility

• when false memories are created

• blocking

What is the process of encoding (storing) information through practice, rehearsal, and active remembering?

• semantic encoding

• effortful processing

• emotional conditioning

• automatic processing

Which of the following best describes memory reconstruction?

• It is the process of creating new memories by changing important parts of existing memories.

• It is the act of actively interacting with information in order to ensure that it is encoded.

• It is the process of bringing old memories to the surface and making sense of their components.

• It is the process of transferring memories from short-term to long-term storage.

What does IQ, the numerical measure of intelligence stand for?

• intelligence quotient

• intelligence quote

• intelligence quota

• intelligence question

Which of the following describes an encoding failure?

• When a song you have not heard in at least 10 years comes on the radio while you are riding in the car, you sing along and remember every word.

• The specials at your favorite restaurant change on a regular basis. On Friday, the special you prefer is always available. You make an effort to process this information in order to remember when to get your favorite meal.

• All employees at your local grocery store must wear the same color pants. But you cannot remember what color their pants are because you never paid attention to them, and it was not important to you.

• You never learned about the color wheel's components because you never interacted with it or were even exposed to it.

Select the examples of proactive interference.

Select all that apply.

• When learning baseball rules, you use terms from basketball, football, or another sport that you were familiar with prior to baseball.

• You spent two years in high school studying French. In 11th grade, you decide to learn Spanish. As you try to think of Spanish words to say in the conversation, you find yourself thinking of French words.

• You have been in your current home for two years. You are applying for a job and the application asks that you list all previous addresses. You cannot recall your previous address.

• You are shopping for groceries. You have forgotten your shopper savings card. The cashier offers to look it up for you using the phone number on file. Your shopper savings card is tied in your old phone number. You can only recall your current phone number.