Psychology Cognition

Cultural Cognition is the theory that ...

• we make decisions based on what the news says on the television and radio stations.

• we shape our opinions to fit in with the groups we identify with the most.

• we believe that we are always wrong.

• we believe that we are always right and everyone is wrong.

David Ropeik's targeted audience was...

• readers interested in politics

• readers interested in psychology

• readers interested in facts

• readers interested in debates

is the ability to retain information over time

• memory

• chunking

• dancing

• reherarsing

This is the first process of placing information in the memory

• incoming information

• encoding

• short-term memory

• long-term memory

Maintains the sounds that we heard for about 3-4 seconds

• auditory memory

• visual memory

• sensory memory

• primacy

Where are memories stored in the brain? choose 2 answers

• teeth

• sensory memory

• amygdala

• hippocampus

the process of placing encoded information into permanent mental state is called

• storage

• sensory memory

• short-term memory

• long-term memory

Which of the following best describes the term 'cognitive dissonance'?

• A state of mental discomfort due to conflicting beliefs or values.

• A type of memory loss associated with aging.

• A psychological condition characterized by extreme happiness.

• A learning disability affecting reading and writing.

In the context of psychology, what does the term 'schema' refer to?

• A mental framework that helps organize and interpret information.

• A type of psychological disorder.

• A method of memorizing information quickly.

• A form of cognitive therapy.

Which literary device is used in the sentence: 'The mind is a labyrinth, twisting and turning with every thought'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification