Deck 4: Memory and Problem Solving Techniques

Question 1

Set of rules for structuring sentences is called

A)grammar
B)linguistic determinants
C)morphemes
D)phonemes

Answer 1

grammar

Question 2

______ thinking goes from general principles to specific facts

A)divergent
B)inductive
C)deductive
D)convergent

Answer 2

deductive

Question 3

A perceptual set that causes one to become hung up on wrong solutions or remain blind to alternatives is called

A)fixation
B)incubation
C)creative thinking
D)conditional thinking

Answer 3

fixation

Question 4

General 'mental short cuts' or quick decision making rules could be considered what type of problem solving strategy?

A)heuristics
B)ideal strategy
C)brainstorming
D)graphical representations

Question 5

In order for something to be creative, it should be useful,

A)self-explanatory and clever
B)original and surprising
C)flexible and inspiring
D)valuable and unique

Question 6

Creativity includes

A)convergent thinking
B)divergent thinking
C)deductive thinking
D)inductive reasoning

Question 7

Unconscious thought process involved in creative thinking is at work in this stage

A)illumination
B)evaluation
C)incubation
D)preparation

Question 8

Incoming sensory information must go through this sequence in order to be remembered

A)storage, encoding, retrieval
B)storage, encoding, retrieval.
C)encoding, storage, retrieval
D)encoding, retrieval, storage

Question 9

How to measure explicit memory?

A)recalling method
B)recognition method
C)relearning method
D)all of the above

Question 10

The entry point of memory- the initial stage of the memory system in which all ofthe stimuli that bombard our senses are retained in their original sensory form for avery brief time

A)sensory memory
B)long term memory
C)short term memory
D)implicit memory

Question 11

Rehearsal is the process of actively manipulating information so that it can be retained in memory. There are two main types of rehearsal, they are

A)sustenance and maintenance rehearsal
B)specific and non-specific rehearsal
C)maintenance and elaborative rehearsal
D)elaborative and specific rehearsal

Question 12

The process of linking new information in a meaningful way with informationalready stored in memory or with other new information; to aid in its storage andretrieval from long term memory

A)maintenance rehearsal
B)elaborative rehearsal
C)non-specific rehearsal
D)sustenance rehearsal

Question 13

The relatively permanent memory system that holds vast amount of information for a long period of time

A)sensory memory
B)long term memory
C)short term memory
D)iconic memory

Question 14

Psychologists have distinguished between two types of long term memory storage. They are called

A)assertive and procedural memory
B)declarative and assertive memory
C)assertive and interrogatory memory
D)declarative and non-declarative memory

Question 15

The declarative memory system that holds information about specific events orpersonal experiences; the declarative memory system that stores the information wehave about the world

A)episodic; semantic
B)semantic; episodic
C)procedural; explicit
D)explicit; procedural

Question 16

A clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event

A)echoic memory
B)flash bulb memory
C)implicit memory
D)explicit memory

Question 17

The persistence of learning over time through the encoding , storage and retrieval of information

A)memory
B)learning
C)serial position effect
D)semantic learning

Question 18

Unconscious encoding of incidental information

A)effortful processing
B)rehearsal processing
C)chunking processing
D)automatic processing

Question 19

The most common effortful processing technique where information is repeated

A)mnemonics
B)recall
C)recognition
D)rehearsal

Question 20

Encoding information from its sound

A)iconic
B)echoic
C)semantic
D)recall

Question 21

Encoding information by picturing it in our mind

A)echoic
B)semantic
C)iconic
D)deja

Question 22

Organizing items into familiar, manageable units

A)mnemonics
B)chunking
C)relearning
D)recall