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COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY STUDY GUIDE: SCHEMAS, MEMORY, MENTAL IMAGERY, AND COGNITIVE MAPS

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This study guide provides a comprehensive review of key topics in cognitive psychology, focusing on schemas, scripts, memory, mental imagery, and cognitive maps. It includes detailed explanations and examples of how schemas influence perception, memory integration, and recall, as well as the differences between analog and propositional representations of mental images. The guide covers important studies such as Shepard and Metzler’s mental rotation experiment, research on boundary extension, and the use of heuristics in cognitive maps. Additionally, it addresses practical applications like eyewitness testimony, implicit and explicit memory, and stereotype research. Designed for students, this resource is presented in a clear Q&A format to facilitate learning and exam preparation.

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COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY STUDY GUIDE:
SCHEMAS, MEMORY, MENTAL IMAGERY, AND
COGNITIVE MAPS – Q&A
1. Spatial Framework Model (Franklin & Tversky):
 Correct answer: b – Nadia: "The vertical dimension
seems to have special significance when we try to create
representations of our environment."
2. Phlebotomy Certification:
 True – Certification requires education, experience, and
passing an exam including venipuncture and skin puncture.
 Qualifications: Excellent eyesight, ability to work under
stress, accuracy and coordination, basic computer skills.
3. Clinical Laboratory Employment Locations:
 Hospitals, physician offices, diagnostic laboratories.
4. Complexity of Tasks:
 True – Clinical laboratory scientists usually perform more
complex tasks than technicians due to higher
education/experience.
5. Federal Health Legislation Impact:
 False – Legislation does not necessarily reduce patient
access.

,6. Demand for Phlebotomists:
 True – Demand remains high because doctors require blood
work.
 Licensure: True – Most states do not require phlebotomists
to be licensed.
7. Mislabeling Technologists:
 False – They are not called laboratory physicians.
8. Role of Clinical Laboratory Tests:
 True – Tests assist in detection, diagnosis, and treatment.
 CLIA Requirement: Associate's degree for highly complex
tests.
9. Music Therapy / Recreation Therapy:
 1,200 clinical hours required for certified music therapists.
 American Music Therapy Association founded in the
1950s.
 Recreation therapy includes art, music, dance.
 VA therapeutic recreation programs: arts and crafts,
outdoor recreation, music therapy.
 Demand for massage services is increasing due to baby-
boomers, nursing home residents, and assisted-living health
benefits.
 FSMTB licensure exam (MBLEx) established in 1992.
 NCCATA promotes arts as therapeutic modalities.

, 10. Medical Transcriptionists / Health Information
Technicians:
 True – They translate/edit physician recordings.
 Health information administrators work with finance for
revenue monitoring.
 Health information management is central to healthcare.
 Highest salaries likely in management
companies/enterprises.
 Credentialing associations: AHIMA, Professional
Association of Healthcare Coding Specialists, AAPC.
 Skills needed: good listening, organization, medical
terminology, word processing, grammar/punctuation.
 Median salary: $43,000.
11. Librarians:
 Master of library science degree required.

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