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Media & the Mind Review & Check for Understanding

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of the brain automating routine tasks?

a)

To slow down the brain

b)

To reduce the cognitive load

c)

To increase the cognitive load

d)

To confuse the brain

2.

What is the term used for the brain's inherent desire to connect the dots and see the whole instead of its parts?

a)

The Law of Closure

b)

The Law of Disconnection

c)

The Law of Opening

d)

The Law of Separation

3.

What is the term for the brain's tendency to fill in the blanks with something plausible when it can't recall the details of an event?

a)

False memory

b)

True memory

c)

Selective memory

d)

Imaginary memory

4.

What is the term for the brain's tendency to seek out information that aligns with or confirms our existing biases?

a)

Rejection bias

b)

Opposition bias

c)

Neutral bias

d)

Confirmation bias

5.

What is the term for the brain's tendency to accept whatever answer is laid out in front of us, especially when we're busy or not concerned with hunting down the right answer?

a)

Information satisficing

b)

Information optimizing

c)

Information maximizing

d)

Information rejecting

6.

What is the term for the brain's instinct for storytelling, which can be dangerous to media literacy?

a)

Narrative instinct

b)

Narrative preference

c)

Desire for narrative

d)

Storytelling bias

7.

What is the term for the brain's tendency to use prior life experiences and knowledge to complete a picture?

a)

Schema

b)

Pattern recognition

c)

Cognitive load

d)

Memory bias

8.

What is the term for the brain's tendency to take shortcuts and fill in the blanks of a story whenever and however it can?

a)

Narrative bias

b)

Completion bias

c)

Closure bias

d)

Shortcuts bias

9.

What is the term for the brain's tendency to remember what we already believe to be true?

a)

Prior knowledge memory

b)

Bias memory

c)

Belief memory

d)

Confirmation memory

10.

What is the term for the brain's tendency to use hunting for information we already believe to be true?

a)

Truth bias

b)

Belief bias

c)

Prior knowledge bias

d)

Confirmation bias