Unit 5 CFA

What are the components of the human information processing system?

• Sensory memory, attention, short term memory, encoding, long term memory, retrieval

• Attention, short term memory, encoding, retrieval

• Sensory memory, short term memory, encoding, long term memory

• Sensory memory, attention, long term memory, retrieval

Which strategy can enhance memory by creating associations and connections?

• Mnemonics

• Decay

• Maintenance rehearsal

• Elaborative rehearsal

What is the theory of forgetting that suggests memory loss due to lack of attention during encoding?

• Encoding failure

• Proactive interference

• Retroactive interference

• Decay

Which type of amnesia is characterized by the inability to remember past events?

• Infantile amnesia

• Retrograde amnesia

• Anterograde amnesia

• Source amnesia

What is the term for the process of finding a solution to a problem?

• Algorithms

• Mental set

• Heuristics

• Biases

Which component of the human information processing system is responsible for briefly holding and manipulating information?

• Attention

• Short term memory (working memory)

• Long term memory

• Sensory memory

Which strategy for enhancing memory involves repeating information over and over again?

• Mnemonics

• Maintenance rehearsal

• Elaborative rehearsal

• Decay

What is the theory of forgetting that suggests memory loss due to interference from previously learned information?

• Retroactive interference

• Encoding failure

• Proactive interference

• Decay

Which type of amnesia is characterized by the inability to form new memories?

• Retrograde amnesia

• Infantile amnesia

• Anterograde amnesia

• Source amnesia

What is the term for the mental shortcut or rule of thumb used in problem solving?

• Expectancies

• Algorithms

• Heuristics

• Biases