#1
What is the primary focus of cognitive psychology?
Studying mental processes like perception and memory
ExplanationFocuses on studying mental processes such as perception and memory.
#2
Which term refers to the mental processes involved in acquiring, storing, and using information?
Cognition
ExplanationRefers to mental processes of acquiring, storing, and using information.
#3
Who is often credited with founding cognitive psychology as a field?
Ulric Neisser
ExplanationUlric Neisser is often credited with founding cognitive psychology.
#4
Which term describes the mental framework we use to organize and interpret information?
Schema
ExplanationSchema refers to the mental framework used to organize and interpret information.
#5
Which term describes the phenomenon where a memory is distorted by subsequent information?
Memory reconstruction
ExplanationDescribes memory distortion by subsequent information.
#6
Who proposed the stages of cognitive development, including the sensorimotor and formal operational stages?
Jean Piaget
ExplanationJean Piaget proposed stages of cognitive development.
#7
What is the term for the mental shortcut that involves judging the likelihood of an event based on how easily examples come to mind?
Availability heuristic
ExplanationRefers to judging likelihood based on how easily examples come to mind.
#8
What is the term for the tendency to focus on information that confirms our preconceptions?
Confirmation bias
ExplanationRefers to the tendency to focus on information confirming preconceptions.
#9
Which term describes the mental process of actively and effortfully processing information?
Controlled processing
ExplanationDescribes actively and effortfully processing information.
#10
What is the term for the mental representation of the layout of one's environment?
Spatial cognition
ExplanationRefers to mental representation of environment layout.
#11
Which term describes the mental process of ignoring or screening out stimuli while focusing on a particular task?
Selective attention
ExplanationDescribes ignoring or screening out stimuli while focusing.
#12
What is the term for the mental process of thinking about thinking?
Metacognition
ExplanationRefers to thinking about thinking.