Test Bank for Cognition | Full Prep
Guide | A+ Assured
• Automatic Processing . Answer: Hearing a loud sound, and you
automatically look in the direction of the sound
• Controlled Processing . Answer: Solving complex math problems,
learning how to drive
• Bottom-up Processing . Answer: Processing driven by external stimuli
• Top-down Processing . Answer: Driven by people's internal goals
• Visual Search . Answer: If basic perceptual features are distinct and
salient, they are detected automatically
• Stroop Task . Answer: Developed to study controlled processing
involving words that are different colors
• Go/NoGo Tasks . Answer: Require the mind to monitor for stimuli that
should not be responded to
• Cognitive Load . Answer: The fact that different tasks place different
cognitive demands on our minds
• Short-term Memory . Answer: The core function is to actively maintain
information over time
• Chunking . Answer: Splitting large groups of numbers into smaller
groups of numbers to help the brain remember
Guide | A+ Assured
• Automatic Processing . Answer: Hearing a loud sound, and you
automatically look in the direction of the sound
• Controlled Processing . Answer: Solving complex math problems,
learning how to drive
• Bottom-up Processing . Answer: Processing driven by external stimuli
• Top-down Processing . Answer: Driven by people's internal goals
• Visual Search . Answer: If basic perceptual features are distinct and
salient, they are detected automatically
• Stroop Task . Answer: Developed to study controlled processing
involving words that are different colors
• Go/NoGo Tasks . Answer: Require the mind to monitor for stimuli that
should not be responded to
• Cognitive Load . Answer: The fact that different tasks place different
cognitive demands on our minds
• Short-term Memory . Answer: The core function is to actively maintain
information over time
• Chunking . Answer: Splitting large groups of numbers into smaller
groups of numbers to help the brain remember
