WorksheetsAPP Unit 2 EXAM Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The process of organizing and interpreting sensory information is called _______________.
perception
sensation
adaptation
transduction
The brief sensory memory of visual stimuli is known as ______________ memory.
iconic
echoic
semantic
procedural
The inability to retrieve information from one's past is referred to as ____________ amnesia.
retrograde
anterograde
infantile
dissociative
The tendency to recall the first and last items in a list more easily than the middle items is known as the ________________ effect.
serial position
recency
primacy
interference
A mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people is called a _______________.
concept
schema
algorithm
prototype
The smallest distinctive sound unit in a language is a _______________.
phoneme
morpheme
syllable
lexeme
The theory that intelligence is a single general ability is known as the ____________ factor.
g
s
c
m
A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to mind.
Sensory Memory
Long-Term Memory
Algorithm
Availability Heuristic
The tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions.
Algorithm
Confirmation Bias
Sensory Memory
Working Memory
A problem-solving strategy that guarantees a solution by following a step-by-step procedure.
Working Memory
Sensory Memory
Algorithm
Heuristic
The inability to see a problem from a new perspective, hindering problem-solving.
Functional Fixedness
Algorithm
Heuristic
Working Memory
A brief recording of sensory information in the memory system.
Working Memory
Sensory Memory
Algorithm
Heuristic
A newer understanding of short-term memory that focuses on conscious processing of information.
Working Memory
Algorithm
Heuristic
Long-Term Memory
A relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system.
Algorithm
Working Memory
Sensory Memory
Long-Term Memory
A simple thinking strategy or shortcut that allows us to make judgments and solve problems efficiently.
Heuristic
Sensory Memory
Working Memory
Algorithm
Which type of memory has the shortest duration?
Long-term memory
Short-term memory
Sensory memory
Working memory
The tendency to recall the last items in a list best immediately after learning is known as the:
Primacy effect
Recency effect
Spacing effect
Serial position effect
Which of the following is an example of a heuristic?
Following a recipe step-by-step
Trying every key on a keyring to open a door
Using AI to do your math homework.
Solving a math problem using a formula
The smallest unit of meaning in a language is called a:
Phoneme
Morpheme
Syntax
Semantics
__________ is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information.
Perception
Sensation
Adaptation
Motivation
__________ memory is a type of visual sensory memory.
Iconic
Echoic
Procedural
Semantic
__________ amnesia involves loss of memory for events that occurred before an injury.
Retrograde
Anterograde
Infantile
Transient global
The __________ effect refers to the tendency to recall the first and last items in a list better than the middle items.
Serial position
Recency bias
Primacy illusion
Von Restorff
A __________ is a mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people.
Concept
Theory
Hypothesis
Schema
A __________ is the smallest unit of sound in a language.
Phoneme
Morpheme
Syllable
Lexeme
