Cognition- Exploring the Science of the Mind Chapter 7 Exam Questions Answered Correctly (Already
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Context dependent learning - Answers Superior retrieval of memories when the external context of the
original memories matches the retrieval context (the psychological context matters more than the
physical context).
Context reinstatement - Answers The process of recreating the thoughts and feelings of the learning
environment even when the recall location is much different.
Encoding specificity - Answers Phenomenon of remembering something better when the conditions
under which we retrieve information are similar to the conditions under which we encoded it
Nodes - Answers Representations of ideas in the "memory network"
Associations (associative links) - Answers Connections between nodes
Activation level - Answers A measure of the current status for a node or detector. This increased if the
node receives the appropriate input from its associated nodes.
Response threshold - Answers The activation level that has to be exceeded in order to make the node
fire
Subthreshold activation - Answers Activation levels below the response threshold. 2 subthreshold inputs
may add together, in a process of summation.
Summation - Answers The process of accumulating 2 subthreshold inputs to create a response.
Spreading activation - Answers The process through which activity in one node in a network flows
outward to other nodes through associative links. No particular order.
Lexical decision task - Answers Task in which participants are shown a series of letter sequences - some
show words and others don't. Participants hit "yes" if sequence spells a word. A measure of how quickly
one can locate words in their memories.
Semantic priming - Answers A process in which activation of an idea in memory causes activation to
spread to other ideas related to the first in meaning. Speeds up lexical decision responses.
Source memory - Answers Recall of when, where, and how information was acquired. Type of recall.
Remember/know distinction - Answers A distinction between two experiences a person can have in
recalling a past event. If you "remember" having encountered a stimulus before, then you usually can
offer information about that encounter, including when, where, and how it occurred. If you merely
"know" that you encountered a stimulus before, then you are likely to have a sense of familiarity with
the stimulus but may have no idea when or where the stimulus was last encountered.
Capgras syndrome - Answers Syndrome in which patients have source memory but no familiarity.
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Context dependent learning - Answers Superior retrieval of memories when the external context of the
original memories matches the retrieval context (the psychological context matters more than the
physical context).
Context reinstatement - Answers The process of recreating the thoughts and feelings of the learning
environment even when the recall location is much different.
Encoding specificity - Answers Phenomenon of remembering something better when the conditions
under which we retrieve information are similar to the conditions under which we encoded it
Nodes - Answers Representations of ideas in the "memory network"
Associations (associative links) - Answers Connections between nodes
Activation level - Answers A measure of the current status for a node or detector. This increased if the
node receives the appropriate input from its associated nodes.
Response threshold - Answers The activation level that has to be exceeded in order to make the node
fire
Subthreshold activation - Answers Activation levels below the response threshold. 2 subthreshold inputs
may add together, in a process of summation.
Summation - Answers The process of accumulating 2 subthreshold inputs to create a response.
Spreading activation - Answers The process through which activity in one node in a network flows
outward to other nodes through associative links. No particular order.
Lexical decision task - Answers Task in which participants are shown a series of letter sequences - some
show words and others don't. Participants hit "yes" if sequence spells a word. A measure of how quickly
one can locate words in their memories.
Semantic priming - Answers A process in which activation of an idea in memory causes activation to
spread to other ideas related to the first in meaning. Speeds up lexical decision responses.
Source memory - Answers Recall of when, where, and how information was acquired. Type of recall.
Remember/know distinction - Answers A distinction between two experiences a person can have in
recalling a past event. If you "remember" having encountered a stimulus before, then you usually can
offer information about that encounter, including when, where, and how it occurred. If you merely
"know" that you encountered a stimulus before, then you are likely to have a sense of familiarity with
the stimulus but may have no idea when or where the stimulus was last encountered.
Capgras syndrome - Answers Syndrome in which patients have source memory but no familiarity.
