Unit 3: Cognition Pillar Quiz Review - Psychology

Mental processes associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating

• Cognition
• Concepts
• Schema
• Thinking

Act as mental “filing cabinets” where ideas are stored

• Cognition
• Concepts
• Schema
• Thinking

A triangle is an example of a

• Formal Concept
• Natural Concept

Anger is an example of a

• Formal Concept
• Natural Concept

Bird: Robins, blue jays, penguins, ostrtiches. In this example, the prototype is . . .

• Bluejays
• Bird
• robins
• penguins

Bird: Robins, blue jays, penguins, ostriches. In this example, the exemplar is . . .

• Bluejays
• Bird
• robins
• penguins

One of the algorithms I used in the Desert Island Game was. . .

• Buffalo Bills
• My Last Name
• School initials
• Panthers

An organized pattern for analyzing information in memory

• cognition
• concept
• schema
• memory

Is easier than recall because it involves the matching of memories rather than a detailed search for one.

• recognition
• mnemonic devices
• photographic memory
• eyewitness account

Is quite defective because it is based on what people think and want rather than what they actually observe.

• recognition
• mnemonic devices
• photographic memory
• eyewitness account