Quiz #4 Flashcards
a jogger is startled by the feeling of a moving object on their right side. It could have been a ferocious dog, but it turns out to be a newspaper page blown by the wind. What memory component was most directly involved?
Sensory memory
Bottom-up processing refers to the way people examine a new stimulus for:
recognizable features
Top-down processing is distinguished by its reliance on a(n):
understanding of the context of a situation
what you are thinking about right now is being held in what type of memory?
working
Luana tries to remember the address, 10 anchor street, by imagining a ten dollar bill attached to the anchor of a ship. they are using a memory strategy called:
elaborative rehearsal
the basic purpose of chunking as a memory strategy is to:
reduce the amount of information to be stored in the working memory
when we intentionally try to learn something new we are involving what type of long-term memory?
explicit memory
when you mention “dogs,” both Tania and Sonia would picture collies. In relation to the concept “dog,” what would the image of collie be?
Prototype
in order to understand the large amounts of information inherent in complex concepts, people must develop structures or patterns called:
schemas
Eight years ago, while in the third grade, Bayo and a friend tried to light a cigarette in Bayo’s tree house. they started a fire that burned down the tree house, but Bayo’s mom and the neighbours were able to extinguish the fire quickly. Bayo, no in junior high school, recalls the event and still remembers every detail as though is happened yesterday. What kind if memory is Bayo recalling?
Flashbulb
long-term memory for skills, habits, and how to perform tasks is called:
procedural memory
according to current cognitive theories, information may be lost from long-term memory in all of the following ways EXCEPT by:
interference
Based on studies of context, n what location would a student be likely to perform best on an educational psychology test?
in an educational Psychology classroom
the basic purpose of mnemonic aids is to:
make connections between the information to be memorized
Consuela is a fourth-grade student who is studying geography. Tomorrow, they have a quiz over the Great Lakes. They create a mnemonic device, HOMES (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior), to help them remember the names of the lakes. What type of mnemonic device is Consuela using?
Acronym
