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thinking,memory

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Episodic memory" is long term memory.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Here is a barriers to critical thinking, EXCEPT

a)

egocentrisme

b)

sociocentrisme

c)

negative thinking

d)

unwarranted assumption

3.

The cerebellum part of the brain functions to control body balance

a)

True

b)

False

4.

________is the laregst part of the brain

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Medula oblongata

d)

Limbic system

5.

The operations through which we gain new knowledge, retain that knowledge, and later use that knowledge are often divided into three categories. Which of the following is NOT one of those categories?

a)

retrieval

b)

acquisition

c)

deliberation

d)

storage

6.

When asked to recall a list of 25 words, participants are likely to remember only some of them. The words they can recall are likely to include

a)

approximately the last 12 words on the list.

b)

the first few words on the list and also approximately the last 6 words on the list.

c)

approximately the first 12 words on the list.

d)

words drawn from positions scattered throughout the list.

7.

In list-learning experiments, participants’ performance in the pre-recency portion of the curve will be improved by

a)

employing more common, familiar words.

b)

presenting the list of words more quickly.

c)

employing a longer list of words.

d)

distracting participants for a moment just after the list’s end.

8.

A participant who is asked to recall a series of numbers chooses to think about the numbers as though they were years (e.g., 1, 9, 9, 7 becomes “The year I turned 16”). The participant is organizing information into the memory unit known as a(n)

a)

sentence.

b)

chunk.

c)

image.

d)

package.

9.

When thinking of a list of digits in terms of racing times, one person is found to report up to 79 digits. This suggests that this person

a)

has a larger working memory than most other participants.

b)

is well practiced at memory retrieval.

c)

can remember this information due to a unique chunking strategy.

d)

does not show the primacy or recency effect.

10.

When recalling a list of letters (e.g., T, O, D, F, P, A, E, G ), participants may group the letters into syllables for future recall (e.g., TO, DIF ). Which of these answers is a potential problem for this strategy?

a)

The chunking process requires resources, and this makes rehearsal more difficult.

b)

The process of converting letters into syllables uses resources that often interfere with memory recall.

c)

Syllables are often nonsensical, and so they can disrupt the recall task.

d)

The use of syllables extends the primacy and recency effects.

11.
A mental grouping of similar things, events or people is called a(n):
a)
Prototype
b)
Concept
c)
Algorithm
d)
Heuristic
12.
If we know that all dogs have tails, and thus poodles must have tails, we are demonstrating ___________ reasoning.
a)
Determined
b)
Deductive 
c)
Insight
d)
Inductive
13.
The ability to invent new solutions to problems
a)
Creativity
b)
Achievement
c)
Intelligence
d)
Reliability
14.
The processing of information into the memory system.
a)
encoding
b)
storage
c)
retrieval
d)
automatic processing
15.
The retention (saving) of encoded material over time.
a)
encoding
b)
storage
c)
retrieval
d)
rehearsal
16.
Information can be held in this storage bank for around 30 seconds with out rehearsal.
a)
short-term memory
b)
long-term memory
c)
sensory memory
d)
visual encoding
17.
Organizing items into familiar, manageable units.
a)
chunking
b)
mnemonic
c)
relearning
d)
recall
18.
Our memory for skills, such as riding a bike.
a)
implicit memory
b)
explicit memory
c)
echoic memory
d)
iconic memory
19.
Using the the acronym Roy G. Biv to studying the colors of the rainbow. This is a good example of 
a)
mnemonic
b)
spacing effect
c)
visual encoding
d)
acoustic encoding
20.
The human capacity for storing long-term memories is
a)
roughly equal to seven units of information
b)
enhanced through hypnosis
c)
essentially unlimited
d)
typically much greater in young children than in adults
21.
Which memory task involves identifying objects encountered before?
a)
Recognition
b)
Recall
c)
Relearning
d)
Repression
22.

The loss of memories for events that occurred prior to the onset of amnesia is called

a)

reterograde amnesia

b)

anterograde amnesia

c)

circumsribed amnesia

d)

dementia

23.
A type of motivated forgetting in which painful memories are blocked from conscious awareness is 
a)
Retroactive interference
b)
Proactive interference
c)
Repression
d)
Priming
24.

Faulty thinking that results from taking mental shortcuts is called a:

a)

cognitive bias

b)

mental set

c)

functional fixedness

d)

heuristic

25.

Using the stored information in thinking, problem-solving and decision making.

a)

Encoding

b)

Storage

c)

Retrieval

26.

The process by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved

a)

Memory

b)

Schema

c)

Thinking

d)

Sleeping

27.

The memory of facts and events and refers to those memories that can be consciously recalled.

a)

Declarative (Explicit)

b)

Procedural

c)

Schema

d)

Botom-up processing

28.

Memory of general knowledge of facts and people, for example, concepts and schemas and it is not linked to time and place.

a)

Semantic

b)

Episodic

c)

Procedural

29.

Memory assumed to be limited to around seven items (7+/-2) and its duration is normally about 6–12 seconds. Information is quickly lost if not rehearsed.

a)

STM

b)

LTM

c)

Sensory Memory

30.

Delusion is.........................................

a)

false fixed belief with prejudice

b)

false fixed belief without reason

c)

false fixed belief without sensation

d)

fixed belief with prejudice and reason