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Cognitive Psychology Quiz

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the process of selecting and focusing on certain stimuli while ignoring others called?

  1. Perception
  2. Attention
  3. Memory
  4. Thinking
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of memory?

  1. Short-term memory
  2. Long-term memory
  3. Working memory
  4. Sensory memory
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the process of organizing and interpreting information in order to make sense of it called?

  1. Perception
  2. Attention
  3. Memory
  4. Thinking
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of cognitive bias?

  1. Confirmation bias
  2. Hindsight bias
  3. Framing bias
  4. Availability heuristic
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the process of retrieving information from memory called?

  1. Encoding
  2. Storage
  3. Retrieval
  4. Forgetting
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of long-term memory?

  1. Episodic memory
  2. Semantic memory
  3. Procedural memory
  4. Working memory
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the process of forgetting information called?

  1. Encoding
  2. Storage
  3. Retrieval
  4. Forgetting
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of cognitive psychology?

  1. Perception
  2. Attention
  3. Memory
  4. Emotion
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the process of organizing and structuring information in order to make it easier to remember called?

  1. Encoding
  2. Storage
  3. Retrieval
  4. Mnemonics
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of cognitive disorder?

  1. Alzheimer's disease
  2. Parkinson's disease
  3. Schizophrenia
  4. Depression
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the process of acquiring new information and storing it in memory called?

  1. Encoding
  2. Storage
  3. Retrieval
  4. Forgetting
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of cognitive development?

  1. Piaget's stages of cognitive development
  2. Vygotsky's sociocultural theory of cognitive development
  3. Erikson's stages of psychosocial development
  4. Information processing theory
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the process of transferring information from short-term memory to long-term memory called?

  1. Encoding
  2. Storage
  3. Retrieval
  4. Consolidation
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of cognitive therapy?

  1. Cognitive-behavioral therapy
  2. Dialectical behavior therapy
  3. Acceptance and commitment therapy
  4. Psychodynamic therapy
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the process of using information to make decisions and solve problems called?

  1. Perception
  2. Attention
  3. Memory
  4. Thinking
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