In an information-processing model, we can think of learning as moving information from:
a. short-term (working) memory to long-term memory.
b. long-term memory to the sensory register.
c. the sensory register to short-term memory.
d. long-term memory to short-term memory.
Ques. 2Visual sensory memory is assumed to hold
a. seven pieces of information for less than one second
b. hundreds of pieces of information for less than one second
c. seven pieces of information for up to one minute
d. hundreds of pieces of information for up to one minute
Ques. 3Most cognitive psychologists believe memory is made up of what three components?
a. sensory register, working memory, long-term memory
b. retrieval, working memory, long-term memory
c. storage, encoding, sensory register
d. storage, meaningful learning, working memory
Ques. 4The results of Sperling's classic 1960 study suggests that
a. everything we perceive is processed for meaning
b. information not actively processed in visual sensory memory decays in .3 to .5
seconds
c. all sensory channels are processed in parallel
d. all of the above
Ques. 5Brain plasticity is most indicated by:
a. neurons forming new synapses following learning.
b. neurons emitting new neurotransmitters following an action potential.
c. neurons acquiring new function following brain injury.
d. neurons creating new lobes following adolescence.
Ques. 6One important area of research involves identifying brain structures associated with real-time
cognitive processing. This research has been given a big boost by:
a. the sacrifice of laboratory animals.
b. studies of brain lesions associated with dysfunction.
c. stem cell research.
d. non-invasive imaging, such as fMRI scans.
Ques. 7Skilled reading, driving a car, and typing can be best thought of as
a. automatic cognitive processes with no behavioral aspects
b. operations of the sensory receptors and registers
c. activities involving many automatic cognitive processes
d. situations in which meaningfulness is not critical
Ques. 8Modern cognitive views of teaching are most likely to stress
a. memorizing through repetition
b. fact learning
c. active information processing
d. one of the sense receptors
Ques. 9An example of the operation of a sensory register is
a. remembering an instruction given verbally
b. referring to the phone book for a number
c. paying for a pizza with a check
d. ordering a pizza by phone
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