NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsUnit 5 Cognition
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of encoding plays a larger role in creating lasting memories?
a)
acoustic
b)
semantic
c)
visual
d)
recency
2.
What memory process are you using when you recalled information about what happened in 1st grade?
a)
primacy effect
b)
retrieval
c)
short term memory
d)
chunking
3.
You remember things better at the beginning of a list. This demonstrates:
a)
recency effect
b)
primacy effect
c)
elaborative rehearsal
4.
Combining bits of information into a small number of meaningful groups that can be stored in long-term memory
a)
chunking
b)
suppression
c)
mnemonics
d)
deja vu
5.
The max number of "items" your brain can remember at one time.
a)
seven
b)
twelve
c)
nine
d)
six
6.
Connecting new information to old information is known as
a)
retrieval
b)
maintenance rehearsal
c)
elaborative rehearsal
d)
information processing
7.
Working memory is also known as
a)
long term memory
b)
short term memory
c)
sensory memory
d)
forgotten memory
8.
Fading away of memory
a)
Amnesia
b)
Decay
c)
Interference
d)
Repression
9.
Organization of itmes into familiar or manageable units
a)
Amnesia
b)
Grouping
c)
Chunking
d)
Eidetic
10.
Which memory task involves identifying objects encountered before?
a)
Recognition
b)
Recall
c)
Relearning
d)
Repression
11.
A memory from our own personal life is a
a)
Echoic Memory
b)
Prospective Memory
c)
Episodic Memory
d)
Semantic Memory
12.
What is it called when new information impairs the retention of previously learned information?
a)
Retention
b)
Retroactive Interference
c)
Proactiveinterference
d)
Retrieval Failure
13.
The loss of memories for events that occurred prior to the onset of amnesia is called
a)
Anterograde amnesia
b)
Amnesia
c)
Long-term potentiation
d)
Short-Term Potentiation
14.
What memory system is made up of chronological recollections of personal memory?
a)
Declarative
b)
Episodic
c)
Semantic
d)
Nondeclarative
15.
In an effort to remember how to spell "rhinoceros," Sheryl writes the word 30 times. She is using a technique known as:
a)
priming
b)
rehearsal rate
c)
the peg-word system
d)
chunking
16.
A flashbulb memory would typically be stored in ____ memory
a)
iconic
b)
implicit
c)
short-term
d)
long-term
17.
Which type of memory has essentially unlimited storage capacity?
a)
echoic memory
b)
short term memory
c)
long term memory
d)
state-dependent memory
18.
The persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information.
a)
memory
b)
mnemonics
c)
imagery
d)
recall
19.
The immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system.
a)
echoic memory
b)
sensory memory
c)
working memory
d)
short term memory
20.
After looking up a phone number, Jim calls it, then forgets. The number was stored in his
a)
Short-Term Memory
b)
Long Term Memory
c)
Visual Memory
d)
Echoic Memory
21.
This term is a limited capacity store and preserves unrehearsed information for about 15-30 sec.
a)
Working Memory
b)
Long Term Memory
c)
Retrieval Memory
d)
Short-Term Memory
22.
If you realize you lost your keys during 5th period, this will enable you to retrace your steps to locate them.
a)
Effortful processing
b)
Automatic processing
c)
iconic memory
d)
semantic encoding
23.
IQ = _________age/chronological age X 100
a)
Fundamental
b)
Mental
c)
Actual
d)
Legal
24.
Those who score above average on tests of mathematical aptitude are also likely to score above average on tests of verbal aptitude. According to Spearman, this best illustrates the importance of:
a)
predictive validity
b)
factor analysis
c)
the g factor
d)
reliability
25.
Although Nicole scored well above average on the SAT, she frequently loses her temper and needlessly antagonizes even her best friends. Her behavior best illustrates a low level of:
a)
convergent thinking
b)
validity
c)
mental age
d)
emotional intelligence
26.
Researchers assess the correlation between scores obtained on two halves of a single test in order to measure the _______ of a test.
a)
validity
b)
reliability
c)
standardization
d)
factor analysis
27.
According to Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligence's, skill at gauging others' moods and motivations
a)
Spatial
b)
Interapersonal
c)
Interpersonal
d)
Naturalist
28.
Validity is...
a)
When tests are administered and scored the same way every time.
b)
The ability to measure what the test was intended to measure
c)
The moment when a test becomes legitimate.
d)
A test that validates a students intelligence.
29.
An IQ score above 135 indicates one is
a)
giftedness
b)
intellectually challenged
30.
An IQ score below 70 indicates
a)
giftedness
b)
intellectual disability
31.
Which of the following is generally a better indication of achieving success?
a)
I.Q. - your math and verbal skills
b)
Emotional Intelligence
32.
Body smart
a)
Interpersonal
b)
Spatial
c)
Logical
d)
Kinestheic
33.
Of the following, which test is the most widely used IQ test today?
a)
WAD
b)
Binet-Simon Intelligence Test
c)
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
d)
Stanford-Binet test
34.
Which of the following individuals would be classified as "gifted"?
a)
Larry, with an IQ score of 100
b)
Tanner, with an IQ score of 110
c)
Delaney, with an IQ score of 65
d)
Katie, with an IQ of 145
35.
IQ tests are:
a)
moderately good predictors of success in school
b)
excellent predictors of success in life but not in school
c)
moderately good predictors of motivation but not school success
d)
very poorly correlated with any other measure of achievement
Reset
