ECT quiz: Cognitive Science of Learning

Ready to test your brain? What's the magical process that lets us encode, store, and fish out information from the depths of our mind?

• Memory

• Walking

• Digestion

• Breathing

What is the term for the ability to selectively concentrate on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things?

• Unfocused attention

• Selective attention

• Divided attention

• Inattentive attention

Ready to put your brain to the test? What's the fancy term for the brainpower you use up when your working memory is on overdrive?

• cognitive burden

• cognitive load

• brain strain

• memory overload

What is the term for the maximum amount of information that working memory can handle at one time?

• short-term memory limit

• working memory capacity

• information processing threshold

• cognitive load capacity

Ready to challenge your brain? Let's dive into the world of cognitive load! Can you identify the three main types?

• intrinsic, extraneous, and germane

• short-term, long-term, working

• visual, auditory, kinesthetic

• easy, medium, hard