cognition in everyday life

Question 1

what is shallow processing

Answer 1

processing that doesnt last long and is more likely to b forgotten about

Question 2

what 2 forms does shallow processing take

Answer 2

structural-encode only physical qualities

phonetic-encode the sound

Question 3

what is deep processing

Answer 3

encoding more deeply;
the semantics
parallel
serial processing
heuristics

Question 4

need for cognition scale

Answer 4

cacioppo, petty and kao 1984

Question 5

what is the need for cognition scale

Answer 5

people’s tendency to engage and enjoy effortful cognitive activity without external motivation

Question 6

high need for cognition

Answer 6

individuals seek out and reflect on information to make sense of stimuli and events

Question 7

low need for cogntion

Answer 7

use other sources to make sense of the world

Question 8

graham 2007

Answer 8

false memory effect

Question 9

what is the false memory effect

Answer 9

report something that wasn’t there
see table, sit, leg then falsely report chair was listed
semantically related items become lit up and hence more likely to be said

Question 10

cognition and driving

Answer 10

strayer and drews 2007

lester and vecera 2018

Question 11

strayer and drews

Answer 11

cognition and driving

Question 12

cognition and driving

study

Answer 12

examined cell phone and in car conversations on memory for fixed objects
found that cell phone conversation led to poorer recall and that in car conversations did not interfere as mcuh

Question 13

lester and vecera 2018

Answer 13

cognition and driving

Question 14

lester and vecera 2018

study

Answer 14

active listening influence performance only when attentional disengagement was required

Question 15

why do false beliefs persist

Answer 15

we make a mental model of what we thought was correct and hence when we go to change that it is difficult
e.g. andrew wakefield