Cognitive

Question 1

cognitive skills (7)

Answer 1

1. Perception
2. Memory
3. Attention
4. Problem solving
5. Orientation
6. Knowledge representation
7. Language

Question 2

perception

Answer 2

how our sensory systems identify and make sense of that information

Question 3

sensation

Answer 3

signal that arrives at the body

Question 4

ways of retrieving information (2)

Answer 4

1. Recall
2. Recognition

Question 5

recognition

Answer 5

retrieving memories with hints (multiple choice)

Question 6

memorization processes (4)

Answer 6

1. Encoding
2. Storage
3. Sensory
4. Retrieval

Question 7

encoding

Answer 7

physical and sensory input transformed into a representation of stored memory

Question 8

storage

Answer 8

movement of encoded info into memory and maintenance of info in storage

Question 9

sensory

Answer 9

smallest capacity for storing info and shortest duration for memory storage

Question 10

retrieval

Answer 10

recovery of stored info from memory

Question 11

selective attention

Answer 11

ability to shift attention between competing tasks, taking one stimulus and ignoring another

Question 12

vigilance attention

Answer 12

paying close attention

Question 13

search attention

Answer 13

active scanning to find particular stimulus

Question 14

divided attention

Answer 14

coordinate performance to more than one task at a time

Question 15

problem solving process (8)

Answer 15

1. Problem identification
2. Judgement (consequences)
3. Decision making
4. Deductive reasoning (draw observations)
5. Inductive reasoning (probable conclusion)
6. Planning (what to do next?)
7. Evaluation
8. Transfer (carryover knowledge to new thing)

Question 16

orientation

Answer 16

knowing one’s relation to a location, time, person, or quantity

Question 17

declarative knowledge

Answer 17

understanding of info about objects, ideas, etc.

Question 18

procedural knowledge

Answer 18

understanding how to perform tasks

Question 19

categorization knowledge

Answer 19

understanding relationship among things

Question 20

sorting knowledge

Answer 20

organizing things into categories

Question 21

sequencing knowledge

Answer 21

order things to a set of rules

Question 22

types of congenital disorders (4)

Answer 22

1. Developmental/ intellectual disabilities
2. Learning disabilities
3. ADHD
4. Autism

Question 23

types of acquired disorders (3)

Answer 23

1. TBI
2. Dementia
3. Cerebral vascular accidents (CVA)

Question 24

adaptive behavior

Answer 24

skills a person needs to live independently

Question 25

intellectual functioning (IQ)

Answer 25

ability of a person’s brain to learn, think, etc.

Question 26

asperger syndrome

Answer 26

autism but with normal language development

Question 27

rett syndrome

Answer 27

infants cannot walk or sit independently, loss of limb movements

Question 28

childhood disintegrative disorder

Answer 28

child learns skills then loses them by age 10

Question 29

top causes of TBIs (3)

Answer 29

1. Car accident
2. Firearms
3. Falls

Question 30

types of memory aids (3)

Answer 30

1. recording (short/ long memory storage)
2. word completion/ prediction
3. information (memory) retrieval