Perception
A pair of friends at a noisy baseball game are able to have a conversation with each other in spite of all the noise around them. Which principle best explains this scenario?
What is the Cocktail Party Effect?
A sudden realization of a problems solution; contrasts with strategy based solutions.
What is Insight?
Caitlin, a fifth grader, is asked to remember her second-grade teacher’s name. What measure of retention will Caitlin use to answer this question?
What is Recall?
A psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes from conscious anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories.
What is Repression?
What is IQ?
Failing to notice changes in the environment; a form of inattentional blindness
What is Change Blindness?
Cognition about our cognition; keeping track of and evaluating our mental processes.
Encoding that requires attention and conscious effort.
The backward-acting disruptive effect of newer learning on the recall of old information.
What is Retroactive Interference?
What is Emotional Intelligence?
Students in a marching band stand close together in tight lines in order to form the initials of their high school. Which Gestalt principle is the marching band using to form the initials?
What is Proximity?
When asked to think of a ball, Carlos quickly thought of images of baseballs, basketballs, and footballs.
What is a Prototype?
A momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli.
What is Anterograde Amnesia?
The rise in intelligence test performance over time and across cultures.
What is the Flynn Effect?
After 13 weeks, Tran finally noticed the pink clock in the classroom where she took a challenging chemistry class. What concept best explains Tran’s failure to notice the clock?
What is Selective Attention?
To solve calculus problems, Ridge always uses the same logical and methodical rule that guarantees a solution. Ridge uses a(n)
Encoding on a basic level, based on the structure or appearance of words.
What is Shallow Processing?
Dr. Asimov’s new intelligence test yields consistent results upon retesting, so it has a high degree of:
What is Reliability?
A depth cue that depends on the use of two eyes.
What is Binocular Cue?
To find the best route to work, Vlad identified all routes and eliminated options one-by-one. What type of thinking did Vlad use?
Dani is at a meeting where everyone goes around the table and introduces themselves. By the end, Dani can only remember the names of the last two people who introduced themselves. This is an example of which concept?
What is Recency effect?
Suzanne gets a new phone number. Each time she tries to give someone the new number, she gives her old one instead. The fact that her old number is causing difficulty in her remembering of the new one is an example of
What is Proactive Interference?
Marcus solves reasoning problems quickly. What form of intelligence is he most strongly demonstrating?
What is Fluid Intelligence?