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APP Unit 2 EXAM Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process of organizing and interpreting sensory information is called _______________.

a)

perception

b)

sensation

c)

adaptation

d)

transduction

2.

The brief sensory memory of visual stimuli is known as ______________ memory.

a)

iconic

b)

echoic

c)

semantic

d)

procedural

3.

The inability to retrieve information from one's past is referred to as ____________ amnesia.

a)

retrograde

b)

anterograde

c)

infantile

d)

dissociative

4.

The tendency to recall the first and last items in a list more easily than the middle items is known as the ________________ effect.

a)

serial position

b)

recency

c)

primacy

d)

interference

5.

A mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people is called a _______________.

a)

concept

b)

schema

c)

algorithm

d)

prototype

6.

The smallest distinctive sound unit in a language is a _______________.

a)

phoneme

b)

morpheme

c)

syllable

d)

lexeme

7.

The theory that intelligence is a single general ability is known as the ____________ factor.

a)

g

b)

s

c)

c

d)

m

8.

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to mind.

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Long-Term Memory

c)

Algorithm

d)

Availability Heuristic

9.

The tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions.

a)

Algorithm

b)

Confirmation Bias

c)

Sensory Memory

d)

Working Memory

10.

A problem-solving strategy that guarantees a solution by following a step-by-step procedure.

a)

Working Memory

b)

Sensory Memory

c)

Algorithm

d)

Heuristic

11.

The inability to see a problem from a new perspective, hindering problem-solving.

a)

Functional Fixedness

b)

Algorithm

c)

Heuristic

d)

Working Memory

12.

A brief recording of sensory information in the memory system.

a)

Working Memory

b)

Sensory Memory

c)

Algorithm

d)

Heuristic

13.

A newer understanding of short-term memory that focuses on conscious processing of information.

a)

Working Memory

b)

Algorithm

c)

Heuristic

d)

Long-Term Memory

14.

A relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system.

a)

Algorithm

b)

Working Memory

c)

Sensory Memory

d)

Long-Term Memory

15.

A simple thinking strategy or shortcut that allows us to make judgments and solve problems efficiently.

a)

Heuristic

b)

Sensory Memory

c)

Working Memory

d)

Algorithm

16.

Which type of memory has the shortest duration?

a)

Long-term memory

b)

Short-term memory

c)

Sensory memory

d)

Working memory

17.

The tendency to recall the last items in a list best immediately after learning is known as the:

a)

Primacy effect

b)

Recency effect

c)

Spacing effect

d)

Serial position effect

18.

Which of the following is an example of a heuristic?

a)

Following a recipe step-by-step

b)

Trying every key on a keyring to open a door

c)

Using AI to do your math homework.

d)

Solving a math problem using a formula

19.

The smallest unit of meaning in a language is called a:

a)

Phoneme

b)

Morpheme

c)

Syntax

d)

Semantics

20.

__________ is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information.

a)

Perception

b)

Sensation

c)

Adaptation

d)

Motivation

21.

__________ memory is a type of visual sensory memory.

a)

Iconic

b)

Echoic

c)

Procedural

d)

Semantic

22.

__________ amnesia involves loss of memory for events that occurred before an injury.

a)

Retrograde

b)

Anterograde

c)

Infantile

d)

Transient global

23.

The __________ effect refers to the tendency to recall the first and last items in a list better than the middle items.

a)

Serial position

b)

Recency bias

c)

Primacy illusion

d)

Von Restorff

24.

A __________ is a mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people.

a)

Concept

b)

Theory

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Schema

25.

A __________ is the smallest unit of sound in a language.

a)

Phoneme

b)

Morpheme

c)

Syllable

d)

Lexeme