Cognitive Psychology Questions
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Carolyn was given a set of words that were all related to animal characteristics. While attempting a word recognition game set up by her professor on the computer, her response times to animal-related words were significantly faster than the other words in the list. Carolyn's performance on the animal-related words was due to
A subtype of implicit memory involves , which is the automatic learning of associations between stimuli. For example, a person may come to associate work meetings with anxiety.
You buy a new cell phone and right away begin sending text messages and updating your contact list. You know how to do this without even reading the directions because
The memory of your grandmother's name is not just represented in a single spot in the brain but involves activity spread out a vast network of neural links connected to numerous nodes. This is an example of
In which theory are memories neither abstract concepts nor large knowledge structures, but are more like electrical impulses?
True or false: Schemas help you organize information and incorporate new information into existing experiences.
Lila has put Post-it notes with inspirational words around her desk. She hopes to use the principle of in order to achieve more in her studies.
Allison lived in a foreign country for a year and she didn't drive during that time. When she came back to the States, she found it effortless to drive her car. This is an example of ______ memory.
_______ memory is the retention of information about the where, when, and what of life's happenings
One day, you were talking to your friend about how you celebrated birthdays when you were younger. You tell your friend about different birthday cakes and the time you had a party at the park. Reminiscing about old times triggers ______ memory, a division of long-term memory.
_______ memory is a type of explicit memory that includes your areas of expertise, general academic knowledge, and everyday knowledge about the meanings of words and common things
Hazel vividly remembers her first week in college. This is an example of ______ memory.
The central executive in working memory plays a key role in which of the following?
A type of explicit long-term memory that represents that portion of original learning that appears to be with a person pretty much forever is called memory.
Another word for explicit memory is memory.
Memories of how to ride a bike would be stored in memory, a division of long-term memory.
According to Baddeley's model of working memory, the component that is in charge of integrating information, planning, and organizing is the
The type of memory that stores information for years is - memory.
George Sperling's classic study on sensory memory focused on ______ memory.
According to Baddeley's conceptualization of working memory, there are three components. The first of these is the phonological loop. The phonological loop consists of two components