Psychology Test 3 Review V2

1: Modifying information to remember it. 1st stage of information processing.

Flashbulb Memory

Endcoding

Retrieval

Semantic Memory

2: The process of stored information returning to consciousness. 3rd stage of information processing.

Elaborative Rehearsal

Encoding

Episodic Memory

Retrieval

3: The maintenance of information over time. 2nd stage of information processing.

Encoding

Memory Storage

Retrieval

Selective Attention

4: Focusing on one bit of information while ignoring other information.

Selective Attention

Explicit Memory

Chunking

Episodic Memory

5: Information that is related to other information that is already stored, which makes it easier to retrieve.

Episodic Memory

Iconic Memory

Elaborative Rehearsal

Memory Storage

6: Mental repetition in order to better remember information.

Memory Storage

Memory Retrieval

Elaborative Rehearsal

Maintenance Rehearsal

7: Working Memory is also know as

Iconic Memory

Long Term Memory (LTM)

Short Term Memory (STM)

Eidetic Memory

8: The relative permanent storage of information. (Fire = Hot)

Iconic Memory

Long Term Memory (LTM)

Short Term Memory (LTM)

Explicit Memory

9: Briefly held mental representations of visual stimuli.

Iconic Memory

Auditory Memory

Visual Memory

Photographic Memory

10: "Photographic Memory" as we THINK it works is actually a myth

True

False

11: What is Chunking?

Processing large amounts of information at one time.

Retrieving information from multiple memories.

Grouping already held memories together for better retrieval.

Grouping distinct pieces of information together, grouping stimuli together.

12: Clearly/distinctly recall specific information.

Explicit Memory

Iconic Memory

Flashbulb Memory

Discriminative Memory

13: Memories/events experienced by THAT person.

Declarative Memory

Explicit Memory

Episodic Memory

Flashbulb Memory

14: General knowledge/information that we know about.

Episodic Memory

Chunking

Semantic Memory

General Memory

15: What is Retroactive Interference?

New learning being interfered with by old learning.

New learning being interfered with by general knowledge.

New learning being interfered with by head trauma.

Old learning being interfered with by new learning.

16: Information that is better recalled when in the same physiological/emotional state that it was encoded in (PTSD flashbacks)

Flashbulb Memory

State-Dependent Memory

Emotional Trauma

Emotional Retrieval

17: Using pressure of consistency with past behaviours to increase compliance with larger requests. (I take care of the cats so I can take care of a dog can I please have a puppy?)

Groupthink

Door-In-The-Face

Foot-In-The-Door

Altruism

18: Selective Avoidance

Avoiding the topic because it is traumatic.

Ignoring pieces of information.

Replacing old information with new information.

Diverting ones attention from information.

19: We are motivated to make our cognitions/beliefs consistent.

Cognitive-Distance Theory

Cognitive-Displeasure Theory

Cognitive-Dissonance Theory

Cognitive-Dissociation Theory

20: Behaviour inconsistent with an attitude that may have the effect of modifying the attitude.

Attitude-Dissonance Behaviour

Attitude-Discrepant Behaviour

Attitude-Discrimative Behaviour

Attitude-Distant Behaviour

21: Internal causes such as personal beliefs/goals causes a persons behaviour.

Discrimative Attribution

Dispositional Attribution

Disproportionate Attribution

Distal Attribution

22: What is Situational Attribution?

External causes such as social pressure changes a persons behaviour.

Influences behaviour on the basis of arousing fear.

Memory that is suggested but not plainly expressed.

Internal causes such as social pressure changes a persons behaviour.

23: Memory of past events, activities, and learning experiences.

Memory Retrieval

Retrospective Memory

Implicit Memory

Flashbulb Memory

24: Group members are influenced by cohesiveness/a leader to ignore external realities as they make decisions (cults).

Discrimative Memory

Chunking

Groupthink

Influential Attributes

25: Unselfish concern for the welfare of others (I just want us all to be friends)

Attitude-Discrepant Behaviour

Altruism

Attribution

She doesn't even go here.

26: As the number of bystanders increase, the helpfulness decreases.

Influential Behaviourism

Altruism

Groupthink

Bystander Effect

27: What is Fear Appeal?

Influences behaviour on the basis of arousing terror.

Influences behaviour on the basis of arousing fear.

Deters behaviour on the basis of arousing fear.

Creates new behaviour on the basis of arousing fear.

28: The source of trauma prevents people from remembering events that took place PRIOR to the trauma.

Schema Amnesia

Dissociative Amnesia

Antergrade Amnesia

Retrograde Amnesia

29: An initial large request followed by a smaller, more reasonable request. (Can I get a Doberman? Okay, how about a Mini Aussie?)

Door-In-The-Face

Foot-In-The-Door

30: What is Antergrade Amnesia?

The source of trauma prevents people from remembering events that took place PRIOR to the trauma.

Forgetting your past because of a personality disorder.

Amnesa stemmed from psychological conflict or trauma.

Memory lapses for the period of time following a trauma such as a head injury.

31: Amnesa stemmed from psychological conflict or trauma.

Antergrade Amnesia

Dissociative Amnesia

Retrograde Amnesia

Proactive Interference

32: Photographic Memory is also known as?

Eidetic Memory

Echoic Memory

33: The specific recollection of emotionally impactful memories for long period of time or a lifetime (9/11)

Flashbulb Memory

Context-Dependant Memory

State-Dependant Memory

Traumatic Memory Retrieval

34: Briefly held mental representations of auditory sound stimuli.

Eidetic Memory

Flashbulb Memory

Echoic Memory

Interference Theory

35: What is Schema?

A study on how we as humans process information on a conscious level.

A way to better retrieve learned information.

A way to better remember learned information.

A way of mentally representing the world, such as a belief/expectation that influences the perception of persons, objects, and situations.

36: Information that is better retrieved in the context that it was encoded in.

Emotional Retrieval

Context-Dependant Memory

State-Dependant Memory

Traumatic Retrieval