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IE362-ERG2 Human Information Processing

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Human Information Processing is this?

To access information stored in memory

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Working Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Encoding

e)

Retrieval

2.

What Human Information Processing is this?

To recall information in a meaningful and coherent manner

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Working Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Encoding

e)

Retrieval

3.

What Human Information Processing is this?

To reconstruct memories

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Working Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Encoding

e)

Retrieval

4.

What Human Information Processing is this?

To discriminate between similar memories

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Working Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Encoding

e)

Retrieval

5.

What Human Information Processing is this?

To trigger the release of stored information in response to relevant cues.

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Working Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Encoding

e)

Retrieval

6.

What Human Information Processing is this?

To translate information into a form that can be stored in memory

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Working Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Encoding

e)

Retrieval

7.

What Human Information Processing is this?

To provide a framework for organizing information

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Working Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Encoding

e)

Retrieval

8.

What Human Information Processing is this?

To associate information with existing knowledge

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Working Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Encoding

e)

Retrieval

9.

What Human Information Processing is this?

To enhance the retrievability of information

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Working Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Encoding

e)

Retrieval

10.

What Human Information Processing is this?

To store information for an extended period of time

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Working Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Encoding

e)

Retrieval

11.

What Human Information Processing is this?

To store and retrieve semantic knowledge

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Working Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Encoding

e)

Retrieval

12.

What Human Information Processing is this?

To store information in a hierarchical manner

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Working Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Encoding

e)

Retrieval

13.

What Human Information Processing is this?

To provide a basis for future decision-making and problem-solving

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Working Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Encoding

e)

Retrieval

14.

What Human Information Processing is this?

To allow for manipulation of information

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Working Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Encoding

e)

Retrieval

15.

What Human Information Processing is this?

To integrate new information with existing knowledge

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Working Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Encoding

e)

Retrieval

16.

What Human Information Processing is this?

To direct attention to relevant information

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Working Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Encoding

e)

Retrieval

17.

What Human Information Processing is this?

To store information for a brief period of time

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Working Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Encoding

e)

Retrieval

18.

What Human Information Processing is this?

To register incoming sensory information

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Working Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Encoding

e)

Retrieval

19.

What Human Information Processing is this?

To filter irrelevant information from stimuli

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Working Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Encoding

e)

Retrieval

20.

What Human Information Processing is this?

To preserve the qualities of sensory information

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Working Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Encoding

e)

Retrieval

21.

______________ is any indication that learning has persisted

overtime

a)

Memory

b)

Learning

c)

Cognition

d)

Perceiving

22.

This human information processing phase is characterized by a keyboard.

a)

Encoding

b)

Storing

c)

Remembering

d)

None of the above

23.

This subtype of sensory memory are generally triggered through vision.

a)

Iconic Memory

b)

Long Term Memory

c)

Echoic Memory

d)

None of the above

24.

This subtype of sensory memory are generally triggered through aural or hearing.

a)

Iconic Memory

b)

Long Term Memory

c)

Echoic Memory

d)

None of the above

25.

What is the capacity of the long term memory?

a)

256TB

b)

500TB

c)

Unlimited

d)

None of the above

26.

If the stimulus is never stored in the long term memory, what type of recall failure is this?

a)

Encoding Failure

b)

Storage Failure

c)

Retrieval Failure

d)

None of the above

27.

If the stimulus is stored but cannot be recalled, what type of recall failure is this?

a)

Encoding Failure

b)

Storage Failure

c)

Retrieval Failure

d)

None of the above

28.

This refers to the ability to focus on two or more tasks or stimuli simultaneously.

a)

Divided Attention

b)

Selective Attention

c)

Spatial Attention

d)

Executive Attention

29.

This refers to the ability to monitor and control one's own thoughts and actions in order to achieve a goal.

a)

Divided Attention

b)

Selective Attention

c)

Spatial Attention

d)

Executive Attention

30.

This refers to the ability to focus on one particular aspect of the environment, while ignoring other stimuli that are present.

a)

Divided Attention

b)

Selective Attention

c)

Spatial Attention

d)

Executive Attention