Cognitive Learning
This quiz will test your understanding of cognitive learning, a type of learning that involves the acquisition, organization, and use of knowledge.
Questions
Which of the following is NOT a stage of cognitive learning according to Piaget?
- Sensorimotor
- Preoperational
- Concrete operational
- Formal operational
- Reflective operational
What is the process of organizing and interpreting new information in terms of existing knowledge called?
- Assimilation
- Accommodation
- Equilibration
- Adaptation
- Organization
What is the process of changing existing knowledge to accommodate new information called?
- Assimilation
- Accommodation
- Equilibration
- Adaptation
- Organization
What is the process of maintaining a balance between assimilation and accommodation called?
- Assimilation
- Accommodation
- Equilibration
- Adaptation
- Organization
What is the process of adapting to new situations and environments called?
- Assimilation
- Accommodation
- Equilibration
- Adaptation
- Organization
What is the process of organizing information into meaningful units called?
- Assimilation
- Accommodation
- Equilibration
- Adaptation
- Organization
What is the process of retrieving information from memory called?
- Recall
- Recognition
- Relearning
- Encoding
- Storage
What is the process of identifying information that has been previously encountered called?
- Recall
- Recognition
- Relearning
- Encoding
- Storage
What is the process of learning new information again after it has been forgotten called?
- Recall
- Recognition
- Relearning
- Encoding
- Storage
What is the process of converting information into a form that can be stored in memory called?
- Recall
- Recognition
- Relearning
- Encoding
- Storage
What is the process of maintaining information in memory over time called?
- Recall
- Recognition
- Relearning
- Encoding
- Storage
What is the process of transferring information from short-term memory to long-term memory called?
- Recall
- Recognition
- Relearning
- Encoding
- Consolidation
What is the process of forgetting information called?
- Recall
- Recognition
- Relearning
- Encoding
- Forgetting
What is the process of using information to solve problems or make decisions called?
- Recall
- Recognition
- Relearning
- Encoding
- Transfer
What is the process of learning new information by observing others called?
- Recall
- Recognition
- Relearning
- Encoding
- Modeling