Quiz 5

Question 1

What is a cue?

Answer 1

A piece of information that is used to retrieve a target memory

Question 2

What is an association?

Answer 2

A link between two pieces of information, through which activation can spread

Question 3

Schemas can cause ____ in memory and cognition through misremembering or creating ____

Answer 3

distortions; stereotypes

Question 4

Schemas can help perception by making it easier to recognize items that are in a ____-____ ____

Answer 4

schema-consistent context

Question 5

Schemas help cognition by making the world a more ____ place

Answer 5

Predictable

Question 6

What are some circumstances that will improve the chances of correct retrieval?

Answer 6

• Undivided attention during retrieval
• Having relevant cues to retrieval
• Retrieving organized information using a strategy

Question 7

Anderson and Pichert (1978) investigated the effect of taking a specific perspective during encoding on what information was retrieved. They found that:

Answer 7

Information that was relevant to that perspective (e.g. a burglar) was more likely to be retrieved