6B: Cognition and Memory

Question 1

decay theories of memory loss

Answer 1

associated with short-term memory and sensory memory

Question 2

Where are the id, ego, and superego located?

Answer 2

id-unconscious
ego-unconscious, preconscious, conscious
superego-unconscious, preconscious, conscious

Question 3

Proactive vs retroactive interference

Answer 3

proactive interference- previously learned material to hinders new learning
retroactive interference-new learning hinders memory of previously learned material

Question 4

source monitoring error

Answer 4

memory error where the source of a memory is incorrectly attributed to some specific recollected experience

Question 5

context effects

Answer 5

perceptional organization from environment contribute to how people perceive stimuli; part of top-down processing

Question 6

where is language lateralized to?

Answer 6

left hemisphere

Question 7

context effects

Answer 7

influence of environmental factors on one’s perception of a stimulus

Question 8

negative priming

Answer 8

require implicit memory