AP Psychology Study Guide: Cognition

How can qualitative and quantitative research methods and study designs be evaluated in research methods and design?

• By comparing their data collection techniques

• By analyzing their statistical significance

• By assessing their validity and reliability

• By evaluating their ethical considerations

What type of processing starts at the sensory level and works up to higher levels of processing?

• Bottom-up processing

• Top-down processing

• Parallel processing

• Serial processing

What is a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information?

• Schema

• Algorithm

• Protocol

• Syntax

What is the ability to focus one's auditory attention on a particular stimulus while filtering out a range of other stimuli?

• Selective Attention

• Divided Attention

• Sustained Attention

• Alternating Attention

Metacognition involves:

• Thinking about one's own thinking processes

• Physical exercise

• Memorizing facts

• Reading comprehension

Explicit Memory is a type of memory that involves:

• Unconscious recall of information

• Conscious recall of facts and events

• Procedural skills and tasks

• Emotional responses and reflexes

Semantic Memory is a type of memory responsible for storing what kind of information?

• Procedural information

• Episodic events

• General world knowledge

• Emotional experiences

What is Prospective Memory?

• A type of memory involving the ability to remember to perform actions in the future.

• A type of memory related to recalling past events.

• A type of memory associated with recognizing faces.

• A type of memory used for solving mathematical problems.

The Multi-Store Model of Memory is a theory that describes memory in terms of three stores. Which of the following is NOT one of these stores?

• Sensory Memory

• Short-Term Memory

• Long-Term Memory

• Procedural Memory

Automatic processing is a type of cognitive processing that occurs without conscious awareness or effort.

• True

• False