Information Processing in EdPsych MCQ

The memory system that temporarily holds information from sensory memory that we are attending to, until the information is either no longer attended to or moved to long-term memory is known as:

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Correct Answer: Working memory

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A subsystem of Baddeley’s model of working memory responsible for briefly processing visual information is called __________ .

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Correct Answer: Visuospatial sketchpad

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Top-down processing means conscious use of our prior knowledge, expectations, or context to perceive stimuli.

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Correct Answer: True

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The process in which information is held or kept between encoding and retrieval is called ________ .

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Correct Answer: Storage

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Memory process in which accessing one concept can lead to activation of other related concepts is known as:

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Correct Answer: Spreading activation

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The memory system that temporarily holds information from sensory memory that we are attending to, until the information is either no longer attended to or moved to long-term memory is called _________ .

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Correct Answer: Short-term memory

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___________ is all the sensory information experienced before that information is processed.

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Correct Answer: Sensory memory

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Information we have that is not tied directly to our personal experiences, including information about language and the meaning of concepts is called ___________ .

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Correct Answer: Semantic memory

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Selective attention is the ability to focus on one stimulus and ignore others.

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Correct Answer: True

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A theory of long-term memory suggesting that information contained within a script, or typical pattern of events, is easier to understand and encode is known as:

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Correct Answer: Schema theory

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Retrieval is the process by which information is obtained from memory.

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Correct Answer: True

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__________ is the ability to remember information when presented with a list of choices.

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Correct Answer: Recognition

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The ability to remember information without being given any choices is known as:

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Correct Answer: Recall

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Procedural memory is an Information about how to perform certain tasks, such as:

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Procedural knowledge is an Information about how to do tasks and skills.

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Correct Answer: True

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A subsystem of Baddeley’s model of working memory responsible for briefly processing verbal or auditory information is called __________ .

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Correct Answer: Phonological loop

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__________ is the interpretation of the sensory information we encounter that helps us to understand the environment.

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Correct Answer: Perception

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A theory of long-term memory suggesting that information is encoded in relation to other information is known as:

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Correct Answer: Network theory

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Is a memory strategy used to help remember small amounts of inMnemonics formation.

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Correct Answer: False

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____________ is the repetition of information over and over to keep it activated in working memory.

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Correct Answer: Maintenance rehearsal

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The component of memory that holds all the information we have learned or experienced is known as:

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Correct Answer: Long-term memory

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A limitation in keeping information active in short-term memory because new information from sensory memory comes into short-term memory and overrides the activation of old information is called ___________.

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Correct Answer: Interference

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Episodic memory is a type of Short-term memory that includes personal information from “episodes” in one’s own life.

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Correct Answer: False

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A subsystem of Baddeley’s model of working memory responsible for integrating information from the visuospatial sketchpad and phonological loop

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Correct Answer: Episodic buffer

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Encoding is the process by which information or stimuli enter our memory.

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Correct Answer: True

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A memory strategy used to connect new information to information already learned is known as:

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Correct Answer: Elaborative rehearsal

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Effortful processing provides conscious attention to difficult or new tasks.

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Correct Answer: True

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A theory of long-term memory suggesting that we remember information better if we encode the information both verbally and visually is known as:

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Correct Answer: Dual-coding theory

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Divided attention is the ability to focus on multiple stimuli.

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Correct Answer: True

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Information about facts, both personal facts (episodic memory) and general facts are called __________ .

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Correct Answer: Declarative knowledge

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__________ is a neutral process that strengthens memories over time and can take days, weeks, and months to complete.

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Correct Answer: Consolidation

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Conditional knowledge is an Information about under what conditions or skills can be used.

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Correct Answer: True

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Chunking means organizing information into smaller units or meaningful bits of information.

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Correct Answer: True

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Subsystem of Baddeley’s model of working memory that does not store information but manages or oversees the flow of information between the other three systems is known as:

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Correct Answer: Central executive

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Type of processing that helps explain perception such that individuals begin with specific features of stimuli and automatically piece those features together without using conscious awareness to experience an entire object.

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Correct Answer: Bottom-up processing

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__________ is a Skill that is applied without conscious thought to accomplish fairly easy or familiar tasks. See also automaticity.

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Correct Answer: Automatic processing

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The processing of focusing on certain aspects of the environment is known as:

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Correct Answer: Attention

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Memory for how to do tasks, such as driving a car or playing a musical instrument, is called ______.

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Correct Answer: Procedural

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Memory for concepts and the meaning of words is called ______.

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Correct Answer: Semantic

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Memories for events that happened to you are called ______.

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Correct Answer: Episodic

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Roland wants to remember a 10-digit phone number, so he thinks of it as three separate 3- or 4-digit numbers, rather than as 10 single digits. This strategy is called ______.

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Correct Answer: Chunking

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People with autism spectrum disorder may have intact ______ memory, but impaired ______ memory.

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Correct Answer: Visual; auditory

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Danica hears a song and she suddenly starts thinking about the party she was at when she first heard the song. Which memory process is responsible?

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Correct Answer: Retrieval

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The process by which information gets put into memory is ______.

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Correct Answer: Encoding

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______ attention is the ability to focus on a single stimulus, whereas ______ attention refers tofocusing on multiple stimuli.

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Correct Answer: Selective; divided

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______ processing is used for easy or familiar tasks, whereas ______ processing is used for difficult or novel tasks.

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Correct Answer: Selective; divided
Automatic; effortful

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According to information processing theory, the difference between what you can and cannot remember is ______.

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Correct Answer: The way in which you tried to remember the information

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