Human-Cognitive Quiz

What is cognition?

• The ability to remember and recall information

• The study of how information is processed and represented in the mind

• The process of designing interactive products

• The act of perceiving and recognizing information

According to Norman (1993), what are the two general modes of cognition?

• Experiential and reflective

• Active and passive

• Conscious and subconscious

• Visual and auditory

What is the capacity of short-term memory (STM)?

• 15 to 30 seconds

• Unlimited

• Infinite

• 7 ± 2 chunks/pieces of information

Which aspect of cognition involves selecting things to concentrate on at a point in time from the mass of stimuli around us?

• Learning

• Attention

• Perception and recognition

• Memory

What is the implication of designing representations that are readily perceivable?

• All of the above

• Sound should be audible and distinguishable

• Icons should be easy to distinguish and read

• Text should be legible

What is the first stage of memory that determines which information is attended to in the environment and how it is interpreted?

• Encoding

• Storage

• Retrieval

• Recognition

Which area of memory deals with information from senses such as eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and haptic channel?

• Sensory Memory

• Short-Term Memory

• Working Memory

• Long-Term Memory

What is the time needed to retrieve information stored in long-term memory?

• Time is not needed

• 15 to 30 seconds

• Rapidly

• More time is needed

According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory, information passes through how many distinct stages in order to be stored in long-term memory?

• Five

• Four

• Three

• Two

What is the obvious implication of designing representations that are readily perceivable?

• Text should be legible

• All of the above

• Icons should be easy to distinguish and read

• Sound should be audible and distinguishable