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WorksheetsMedia & the Mind Review & Check for Understanding
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the purpose of the brain automating routine tasks?
To slow down the brain
To reduce the cognitive load
To increase the cognitive load
To confuse the brain
What is the term used for the brain's inherent desire to connect the dots and see the whole instead of its parts?
The Law of Closure
The Law of Disconnection
The Law of Opening
The Law of Separation
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?
False memory
True memory
Selective memory
Imaginary memory
What is the term for the brain's tendency to seek out information that aligns with or confirms our existing biases?
Rejection bias
Opposition bias
Neutral bias
Confirmation bias
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?
Information satisficing
Information optimizing
Information maximizing
Information rejecting
What is the term for the brain's instinct for storytelling, which can be dangerous to media literacy?
Narrative instinct
Narrative preference
Desire for narrative
Storytelling bias
What is the term for the brain's tendency to use prior life experiences and knowledge to complete a picture?
Schema
Pattern recognition
Cognitive load
Memory bias
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?
Narrative bias
Completion bias
Closure bias
Shortcuts bias
What is the term for the brain's tendency to remember what we already believe to be true?
Prior knowledge memory
Bias memory
Belief memory
Confirmation memory
What is the term for the brain's tendency to use hunting for information we already believe to be true?
Truth bias
Belief bias
Prior knowledge bias
Confirmation bias
