Cognitive Processes

Cognitive Processes Quiz

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses called?

  1. Cognition
  2. Perception
  3. Memory
  4. Attention
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. Sensory memory
  4. Working memory
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the process of paying attention to and selecting relevant information from the environment called?

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

Which of the following is NOT a type of attention?

  1. Selective attention
  2. Divided attention
  3. Sustained attention
  4. Alternating attention
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the process of organizing and storing information in 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 encoding?

  1. Acoustic encoding
  2. Visual encoding
  3. Semantic encoding
  4. Elaborative encoding
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the process of accessing and using information from memory called?

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

Which of the following is NOT a type of retrieval?

  1. Recall
  2. Recognition
  3. Relearning
  4. Reconstruction
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the process of forgetting information from memory called?

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

Which of the following is NOT a type of forgetting?

  1. Decay
  2. Interference
  3. Motivated forgetting
  4. Repression
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the process of making decisions and solving problems called?

  1. Cognition
  2. Perception
  3. Memory
  4. Thinking
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of thinking?

  1. Deductive reasoning
  2. Inductive reasoning
  3. Abductive reasoning
  4. Creative thinking
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the process of forming mental representations of the world called?

  1. Cognition
  2. Perception
  3. Memory
  4. Imagination
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of imagination?

  1. Visual imagery
  2. Auditory imagery
  3. Tactile imagery
  4. Olfactory imagery
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the process of using language to communicate and express thoughts and ideas called?

  1. Cognition
  2. Perception
  3. Memory
  4. Language