Psych 100: Ch 8.1

Question 0

Attention

Answer 0

The tendency to respond to and remember some stimuli more than others

Question 1

Cognition

Answer 1

Thinking and using knowledge

Question 2

Preattentive Process

Answer 2

Stands out immediately

Question 3

Attentive Process

Answer 3

One that requires searching through the items in series

Question 4

Change Blindness

Answer 4

The failure to detect changes in parts of a scene

Question 5

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

Answer 5

Characterized by easy distraction, impulsiveness, moodiness, and failure to follow through on plans

Question 6

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Answer 6

The same as ADD except with excessive activity and “fidgetiness”

Question 7

Spreading Activation

Answer 7

Process by which the activation of one concept activates or primes related concepts

Question 8

Priming

Answer 8

A concept gets it started. Reading or hearing one word makes it easier to think of or recognize a related word. Seeing something makes it easier to recognize a related object.

Question 9

Choice-Delay Task

Answer 9

Opportunity to choose between a small immediate reward and a larger delayed reward

Question 10

Prototype

Answer 10

Familiar or typical example of a category

Question 11

Stop-Signal Task

Answer 11

Procedure in which a person responds as quickly as possible to a signal but inhibits the response in the event of a second signal

Question 12

Stroop Effect

Answer 12

Tendency to read a word instead of saying the color of ink in which it is printed