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Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Psychology

An introductory look at the study of mental processes including memory, attention, and learning.

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18 Questions Easy Ages 11+ Sep 6, 2026

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1 What is the term for the process of taking information into the brain?

A Encoding
B Storage
C Retrieval
D Forgetting

2 Which part of the memory system holds information for a very short duration, usually less than 30 seconds?

A Long-term memory
B Short-term memory
C Sensory memory
D Flashbulb memory

3 What is the ability to focus on specific stimuli while ignoring others called?

A Encoding
B Attention
C Intelligence
D Perception

4 Which term refers to the mental structures that help people organize and interpret information?

A Schemas
B Neurons
C Synapses
D Reflexes

5 What is the process of repeating information to keep it in short-term memory called?

A Chunking
B Encoding
C Rehearsal
D Retrieval

6 What is the ability to retrieve information from long-term memory known as?

A Encoding
B Storage
C Recognition
D Recall

7 Which part of the brain is most famously associated with the formation of new memories?

A Hippocampus
B Cerebellum
C Brain stem
D Occipital lobe

8 What is the process of grouping individual pieces of information into larger units called?

A Rehearsal
B Encoding
C Chunking
D Sensory input

9 Which type of memory involves the knowledge of facts and general world information?

A Procedural memory
B Episodic memory
C Semantic memory
D Implicit memory

10 What is the failure to notice a visible object when attention is directed elsewhere called?

A Inattentional blindness
B Sensory adaptation
C Perceptual set
D Encoding failure

11 Which type of memory includes skills and habits like riding a bike?

A Semantic
B Episodic
C Procedural
D Declarative

12 What does 'cognition' primarily refer to?

A Physical growth
B Mental processes
C Emotional regulation
D Social interactions

13 Which memory type refers to personal experiences linked to specific times and places?

A Semantic memory
B Episodic memory
C Procedural memory
D Sensory memory

14 What is the name for the mental shortcut used to solve problems quickly?

A Algorithm
B Heuristic
C Logic
D Insight

15 What do we call the initial stage of memory where environmental information is first received?

A Sensory memory
B Short-term memory
C Long-term memory
D Working memory

16 Which of these is considered a 'higher-order' cognitive process?

A Reflexive blinking
B Breathing
C Problem solving
D Heart rate

17 What is the tendency to remember the first items in a list called?

A Recency effect
B Primacy effect
C Serial effect
D Encoding effect

18 What is the mental process of organizing and interpreting sensory information called?

A Sensation
B Perception
C Encoding
D Attention

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