Cognition

Question 1

Name the 2 kinds of Interference

Answer 1

Retroactive and proactive

Question 2

Retroactive means?

Answer 2

New information interferes with our ability to recall old information.

Question 3

Proactive means?

Answer 3

Old information interferes with our ability to recall new information.

Question 4

Context dependent retrieval means?

Answer 4

Context dependent cues are signals e.g. sights, sounds, smells, tastes that were present in the setting (context) where we first formed the memory. For example: a certain smell can bring to mind memories that we had otherwise ‘forgotten’.

Question 5

2 types of amnesia

Answer 5

Retrograde and anterograde.

Question 6

3 types of memory

Answer 6

Episodic, semantic and declarative.

Question 7

Rehearsal

Answer 7

A conscious effort to retain information. Rehearsal extends the time of recall e.g. repeating a phone number of a persons name.

Question 8

Iconic memory

Answer 8

Memory stored in visual images in their original (uncoded) sensory form for about 0.33 seconds.

Question 9

Recall vs Recognition

Answer 9

Recall: Involves bringing information back to conscious awareness with limited cues.
Recognition: Involves being able to identify relevant information from a set of alternatives.