The process of organizing and interpreting sensory information
The ability to recall past events accurately
The process of forgetting old memories
The ability to perform complex calculations
#2
What term describes the process of organizing sensory information into meaningful patterns?
Sensation
Perception
Cognition
Attention
#3
What is the name of the phenomenon where people tend to perceive meaningful patterns and connections among unrelated data?
Confirmation bias
Pattern recognition
Illusory correlation
Pareidolia
#4
Which theory suggests that perception is the result of unconscious inferences and interpretation of sensory information?
Gestalt psychology
Behaviorism
Structuralism
Psychodynamic theory
#5
What is the term for the phenomenon where individuals tend to pay more attention to information that confirms their preconceptions?
Confirmation bias
Selective attention
Cognitive dissonance
Stereotyping
#6
Which of the following is NOT a primary component of the information-processing model?
Sensory memory
Short-term memory
Long-term memory
Emotional memory
#7
What is the term for the tendency to perceive an incomplete figure as whole and complete?
Closure
Proximity
Continuity
Convergence
#8
Which brain structure is primarily associated with the initial processing of visual information?
Hippocampus
Prefrontal cortex
Occipital lobe
Amygdala
#9
Which of the following is NOT a type of attention?
Sustained attention
Selective attention
Divided attention
Passive attention
#10
Which area of the brain is responsible for the integration of sensory information and higher cognitive functions such as decision-making and problem-solving?
Cerebellum
Frontal lobe
Thalamus
Basal ganglia
#11
What is the term for the phenomenon where individuals tend to notice and remember information that relates to themselves more readily than information that does not?
Self-referencing effect
Egocentric bias
Narcissistic tendency
Self-reflective processing
#12
Which brain region plays a crucial role in processing and interpreting emotional stimuli?