Cognition--Memory and Thinking Quiz

What is the process in which schema are changed in response to new information?

• Assimilation

• Accommodation

• Algorithm

• Acoustic encoding

What does acoustic encoding refer to?

• Encoding of visual images

• Encoding of sound, especially the sounds of words

• Encoding of taste

• Encoding of touch

Which term describes a methodical, logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem?

• Heuristic

• Algorithm

• Accommodation

• Assimilation

What is Alzheimer's disease?

• A type of memory loss due to aging

• A neurocognitive disorder marked by neural plaques, often with an onset after age 80

• A temporary memory loss due to stress

• A disorder affecting only young adults

What is anterograde amnesia?

• The ability to remember past events

• The loss of ability to form new memories after a brain injury

• The loss of all memories

• The ability to remember future events

What is assimilation in cognitive processes?

• Changing schema in response to new information

• Using existing schema to interpret new information

• Forgetting old information

• Creating new schema for new information

What does automatic processing involve?

• Conscious effort to remember

• Unconscious and effortless encoding of information

• Deliberate memorization

• Forgetting information quickly

What is the availability heuristic?

• Estimating likelihood based on logical reasoning

• Estimating likelihood based on memory availability

• Estimating likelihood based on statistical data

• Estimating likelihood based on expert opinion

What is the capacity of short-term memory according to the magical number 7?

• 3-5 items

• 5-9 items

• 10-12 items

• 1-3 items

What is the central executive in Baddeley's model of working memory?

• The component that stores long-term memories

• The component that coordinates processes of working memory

• The component that encodes sensory information

• The component that retrieves old memories