Cognition and social interaction

Question 1

____ - state of arousal. Activation of the CNS results in awareness of self and the environment

Answer 1

Consciousness

Question 2

_____ - level of response to the environment

Answer 2

Alertness

Question 3

When does maximum alertness occur?

Answer 3

At times of stress or challenge

Question 4

____ - ability to focus

Answer 4

Attention

Question 5

____ - ability to identify, record, and label commonalites and distinctions among stimuli

Answer 5

Concept formation

Question 6

_____ - Ability to receive, retain, store, and retrieve info

Answer 6

Memory

Question 7

____ - analysis and interpretation of incoming info based on past experience

Answer 7

Perception

Question 8

_____ - application of stored concepts, schemas and strategies to appraise, cope, and problem solve

Answer 8

Thought

Question 9

_____ - ability to learn from and adapt to new experiences

Answer 9

Intelligence

Question 10

_____ - ability to communicate one’s own and comprehend another’s cognitions and intentions

Answer 10

Communication/language

Question 11

_____ - acquisition of incoming info from each of the sensory systems

Answer 11

Sensory memory

Question 12

_____ - type of sensory memory that records emotional significance to stimuli

Answer 12

Evaluative memory

Question 13

______ - type of sensory memory that encodes basic motor sequences and cognitive sequences

Answer 13

Procedural memory

Question 14

_____ - temporary inbox for info necessary for day-to-day tasks such as language comprehension, learning, and problem solving

Answer 14

Short-term (working) memory

Question 15

Three sub-components of working memory?

Answer 15

1. Attn controlling system
2. Visual imagery system
3. Phonological system

Question 16

Where is working memory stored?

Answer 16

Prefrontal cortex

Question 17

_____ - time required for working memory to become long-term memory

Answer 17

Consolidation phase

Question 18

Types of long-term memory?

Answer 18

1. Declarative memory
2. Semantic memory
3. Episodic memory

Question 19

_____ - type of declarative memory, the retention and retrieval of structured information

Answer 19

Semantic memory

Question 20

_____ - type of declarative memory, the retention and retrieval of sequential events and recollections of personal experiences that become the basis fro the concept of self

Answer 20

Episodic memory