WorksheetsQUIZ #6 Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is a mental set?
The tendency to approach a problem in a particular way, especially a way that has been successful in the past
The tendency to judge the likelihood of an event on the basis of how readily we can
remember instances of its occurrence
The tendency to think of objects only in terms of their normal use
None of these
True or False: Functional fixedness is the tendency to think of things only in terms of their usual function.
False
True
Framing effects refer to...
putting frames on pictures
putting filters on pictures
how the information is presented and its connotation; whether positive or negative
all of these
What is this an example of?
functional fixedness
mental set
availability heuristic
framing effects
Availability heuristic is estimating the likelihood of events based if instances are __________ ____________ to the mind
gone
not available
absent
readily available
What is this an example of?
functional fixedness
availability heuristic
framing effects
mental set
What are the three types of memory?
Sensory
Short term
Long term
All of the above
True or False: Sensory memory processes stimuli from the environment
True
False
True or False: Iconic memory is the same as visual memory
True
False
Sound stimuli relates to...
echoic memory
iconic memory
none of these
both of these
Short term memory lasts about...
5 seconds
30 minutes
20-30 seconds
1 hour
What is 7 ± 2?
You remember 7 bits on info plus or minus 2
You forget 7 bits of info plus or minus 2
You remember 2 bits of info plus or minus 7
You forget 2 bits of info plus or minus 7
Long term memory is __________ storage of information.
continuous
discontinuous
What is explicit long term memory?
Consciously trying to remember, recall, report
Not part of consciousness and is learned outside of awareness
Explicit memories are processed in the...
amygdala
hippocampus
cerebellum
prefrontal cortex
Maintenance rehearsal is repeating over and over for...
short term
long term
sensory
Elaborative rehearsal is for what type of memory?
short term
sensory
long term
