Practice Test: Psych Vocab: Cognition

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Short Answer skip

1. proactive interference
   
2. information processing
   
3. mnemonics
   
4. LTM
   
5. cognitive map
   

Multiple Choice skip

1. recognition
   1. makes it difficult to recall something learned earlier
   2. process of identifying information as familiar
   3. modality-specific transient form of memory which is a buffer between the senses and short term memory
   4. computer science term describing mental functions that occur between stimulus and response
   5. active retrieval of information
2. maintenance rehearsal
   1. active retrieval of information
   2. retention of material in STM by rote repetition
   3. computer science term describing mental functions that occur between stimulus and response
   4. process of identifying information as familiar
   5. a sudden change in the way one organizes a problem situation, typically characterized by change in behavior from frandom to rule-based
3. memory
   1. process of identifying information as familiar
   2. remembering is determined by whether the information exists in LTM, forgetting implies destruction of info
   3. failure to retrieve information due to absence of appropriate contextual cues
   4. makes it difficult to recall something learned earlier
   5. retention and use of prior learning
4. mental set
   1. in Gestalt theory, the cognitive schema an individual uses to organize their perception of a particular situation, such as a problem
   2. modality-specific transient form of memory which is a buffer between the senses and short term memory
   3. handles retention over relatively brief intervals of up to 15 seconds
   4. involved in retention over long periods
   5. study and use of techniques for improving memory
5. sensory memory
   1. computer science term describing mental functions that occur between stimulus and response
   2. retention and use of prior learning
   3. active retrieval of information
   4. process of gathering information and organizing it into mental schemata
   5. modality-specific transient form of memory which is a buffer between the senses and short term memory