Ch 9 Complex Cognitive Processes

Question 1

decay

Answer 1

material not brought to mind frequently enough fades

Question 2

massed practice

Answer 2

practice for a single extended period (cramming)

Question 3

distributed practice

Answer 3

practice in brief periods w/rest intervals (deeper processing)

Question 4

interference

Answer 4

loss of info bc something learned before/after the target info inhibits its recall

Question 5

proactive inhibition

Answer 5

previous learning interferes w/current recall

Question 6

retroactive inhibition

Answer 6

subsequent learning interferes w/recall of previous learning

Question 7

retrieval cue failure

Answer 7

inability to find a way/path to the item stored in memory (eg deja vu and dysnomia)

Question 8

repression

Answer 8

forgetting unpleasant events

Question 9

false memory syndrome

Answer 9

false memories that become more vivid and elaborate over time, very strongly believed

Question 10

metacognition

Answer 10

knowledge about and awareness of one’s own thinking processes

Question 11

executive control processes

Answer 11

eg selective attention, rehearsal, elaboration, organization

influences encoding, storage, and retrieval of info in memory

Question 12

metacognitive skills

Answer 12

planning, monitoring, evaluation of performance on tasks (ADHD people are weak at these)

Question 13

automated skills

Answer 13

applied w/o conscious thought

Question 14

cognitive stage (automated)

Answer 14

first stage, conscious thought required to perform each step of task

Question 15

associative stage (automated)

Answer 15

steps of procedure are combined into larger units

Question 16

autonomous stage (automated)

Answer 16

procedure is fine-tuned, can be performed automatically as a whole

Question 17

factors facilitating development through automated stages

Answer 17

prior knowledge + practice w/feedback