KIN 312 Exam 1 || A+ GRADED!!
What are the three stages of learning called (according to Fitts and Posner, 1967)? correct
answers Cognitive, Fixation, Autonomous
What is the function of the cerebellum? correct answers Balance, fine motor control, motor
learning
What is the difference between the motor cortex and the sensory cortex? correct answers MC:
frontal lobe; sends signals; controls movements; efferent
SC: back; receives messages; afferent
What is the duration and capacity for holding information in the SSTS, respectively? correct
answers < 1 sec; unlimited
What is the duration and capacity for holding information in the STM, respectively? correct
answers 20-30 sec; 7 +- 2
What is the duration and capacity for holding information in the LTM, respectively? correct
answers Unlimited; unlimited
What is the difference between declarative and procedural memory? correct answers D:
memory about facts and events
P: memory for sequence of events, processes, routines
What is proactive interference? correct answers Source of forgetting caused by learning that
occurred before the learning of something new
What is retroactive interference? correct answers Source of forgetting caused by learning that
occurred after the learning of something new
Why do we forget? correct answers Stress, decay, interference, motivation, amnesia, anxiety
Which memory systems are affected by forgetting? correct answers STM and LTM
What are differences between focal and ambient vision? correct answers Focal: concerned
with events in central vision; strongly linked to consciousness-- "What is it?"
Ambient: available for entire field of vision; can be used w/o conscious awareness-- "Where
is it?"
What is the function of the vestibular system? correct answers Provides info about position of
the head in respect to gravity
What parts does the vestibular system consist of? correct answers Inner ear- semi-circular
canals, saccule, utricle
What does Hick's Law say? correct answers Reaction time increases by nearly a constant
amount as the number of alternatives is doubled
What are the three stages of learning called (according to Fitts and Posner, 1967)? correct
answers Cognitive, Fixation, Autonomous
What is the function of the cerebellum? correct answers Balance, fine motor control, motor
learning
What is the difference between the motor cortex and the sensory cortex? correct answers MC:
frontal lobe; sends signals; controls movements; efferent
SC: back; receives messages; afferent
What is the duration and capacity for holding information in the SSTS, respectively? correct
answers < 1 sec; unlimited
What is the duration and capacity for holding information in the STM, respectively? correct
answers 20-30 sec; 7 +- 2
What is the duration and capacity for holding information in the LTM, respectively? correct
answers Unlimited; unlimited
What is the difference between declarative and procedural memory? correct answers D:
memory about facts and events
P: memory for sequence of events, processes, routines
What is proactive interference? correct answers Source of forgetting caused by learning that
occurred before the learning of something new
What is retroactive interference? correct answers Source of forgetting caused by learning that
occurred after the learning of something new
Why do we forget? correct answers Stress, decay, interference, motivation, amnesia, anxiety
Which memory systems are affected by forgetting? correct answers STM and LTM
What are differences between focal and ambient vision? correct answers Focal: concerned
with events in central vision; strongly linked to consciousness-- "What is it?"
Ambient: available for entire field of vision; can be used w/o conscious awareness-- "Where
is it?"
What is the function of the vestibular system? correct answers Provides info about position of
the head in respect to gravity
What parts does the vestibular system consist of? correct answers Inner ear- semi-circular
canals, saccule, utricle
What does Hick's Law say? correct answers Reaction time increases by nearly a constant
amount as the number of alternatives is doubled
