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Cognition and Perception

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What is the process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses called?

  1. Cognition

  2. Perception

  3. Memory

  4. Attention


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cognition is the mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

What is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information in order to understand the environment called?

  1. Cognition

  2. Perception

  3. Memory

  4. Attention


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Perception is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information in order to understand the environment.

Which of the following is not a type of memory?

  1. Short-term memory

  2. Long-term memory

  3. Sensory memory

  4. Working memory


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sensory memory is not a type of memory, but rather a temporary storage of sensory information.

What is the ability to focus on a particular stimulus while ignoring others called?

  1. Cognition

  2. Perception

  3. Memory

  4. Attention


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Attention is the ability to focus on a particular stimulus while ignoring others.

Which of the following is not a type of attention?

  1. Selective attention

  2. Divided attention

  3. Sustained attention

  4. Alternating attention


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Alternating attention is not a type of attention, but rather a strategy for dividing attention between two or more tasks.

What is the process of recalling information from memory called?

  1. Cognition

  2. Perception

  3. Memory

  4. Attention


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Memory is the process of recalling information from storage.

Which of the following is not a type of memory retrieval?

  1. Recall

  2. Recognition

  3. Relearning

  4. Reconstruction


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Relearning is not a type of memory retrieval, but rather a process of learning information again.

What is the process of forming new memories called?

  1. Cognition

  2. Perception

  3. Memory

  4. Attention


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Memory is the process of forming new memories.

Which of the following is not a type of memory encoding?

  1. Acoustic encoding

  2. Visual encoding

  3. Semantic encoding

  4. Elaborative encoding


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Elaborative encoding is not a type of memory encoding, but rather a strategy for improving memory.

What is the process of forgetting information from memory called?

  1. Cognition

  2. Perception

  3. Memory

  4. Attention


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Memory is the process of forgetting information from memory.

Which of the following is not a type of forgetting?

  1. Decay

  2. Interference

  3. Motivated forgetting

  4. Repression


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Repression is not a type of forgetting, but rather a defense mechanism.

What is the process of making decisions and solving problems called?

  1. Cognition

  2. Perception

  3. Memory

  4. Attention


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cognition is the process of making decisions and solving problems.

Which of the following is not a type of problem-solving strategy?

  1. Trial and error

  2. Means-end analysis

  3. Heuristics

  4. Algorithms


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Algorithms are not a type of problem-solving strategy, but rather a set of rules for solving a problem.

What is the process of forming mental representations of the world called?

  1. Cognition

  2. Perception

  3. Memory

  4. Attention


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cognition is the process of forming mental representations of the world.

Which of the following is not a type of mental representation?

  1. Images

  2. Concepts

  3. Schemas

  4. Scripts


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Scripts are not a type of mental representation, but rather a type of knowledge structure.

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