Perceptionn
While reading messy handwriting, Olivia can still understand the sentence because she uses her past experiences and expectations. This BEST demonstrates:
Top-down processing
When reading a sign with missing letters, Noah’s brain automatically fills in the gaps to understand the word. This BEST demonstrates:
Closure
A student assumes someone wearing glasses and reading books must be very intelligent because they match a mental stereotype. This BEST demonstrates:
Representativeness heuristic
While studying in a noisy café, Ben focuses only on his textbook and ignores conversations around him. This BEST demonstrates:
Selective attention
Knowing how to ride a bicycle without thinking about every movement is an example of:
Procedural memory
A baby sees shapes, colors, and lines first before recognizing a face. This BEST demonstrates:
Bottom-up processing
People standing close together at a concert are seen as one friend group. This BEST reflects:
Proximity
After flipping heads five times in a row, Lucas believes tails is now “due.” This BEST demonstrates:
Gambler’s fallacy
A student texting while walking fails to notice a person in a mascot costume passing by. This BEST demonstrates:
Inattentional blindness
A student studies psychology for 30 minutes every day instead of cramming the night before the test. This strategy uses the:
Spacing effect
After going to many restaurants, Liam expects to receive a menu when he sits down to eat. This expectation is called a:
Schema
Researchers place babies near a glass-covered drop-off to test:
A camper cannot figure out how to use a coin as a screwdriver because they only think of it as money. This BEST demonstrates:
Functional fixedness
While solving a math problem mentally, Sophia temporarily stores and manipulates numbers in her mind. This BEST describes:
Working memory
The smell of sunscreen suddenly reminds Mia of a beach vacation from years ago. The smell acted as a:
Retrieval cue
After hearing scary stories about the woods, Emma thinks every shadow outside is dangerous. This BEST illustrates:
Perceptual set
Because each eye sees a slightly different image, Maya can judge how far away an object is. This is called:
Binocular Depth Cue
During brainstorming, students come up with many different uses for a paperclip. This BEST demonstrates:
Divergent thinking
A student connects new psychology vocabulary to personal experiences to remember it better. This BEST demonstrates:
Elaborative rehearsal
After learning Spanish vocabulary, Emma has trouble remembering the French vocabulary she studied last month. This BEST demonstrates:
Retroactive interference
In an optical illusion, Sofia focuses on either the vase or the two faces depending on what stands out. This is an example of:
Figure-ground relationship
After seeing news reports about plane crashes, Ethan believes flying is more dangerous than driving. This BEST demonstrates:
Availability heuristic
After hearing a sentence, Ava can briefly repeat the last few words even though she was not paying full attention. This is due to:
Echoic memory
Remembering your last birthday party is an example of:
Episodic memory
A student quickly solves a brand-new puzzle they have never seen before. This BEST demonstrates:
Fluid intelligence