Exam 6: Thinking, Memory, Cognition, and Language

______ is the loss of information through nonuse.

Our recollection of circumstances and episodes from our own lives are known as ____________ memories.

________________ consists of meaningless speechlike sounds made by children from around the age of three months through one year.

Processes in which memories are influenced by the meaning we give to events are known as _____________ processes.

Memory for general knowledge and facts about the world as well as memory for the rules of logic that are used to deduce other facts is known as ____________ memory.

Memory for events that occur in a particular time,place,or context is known as ____________ memory.

Define the term "thinking."

A cognitive shortcut that may lead to a solution is the definition of __________.

If you have a knack for remembering people's names,you have good use of this type of memory.

Despite the brief duration of sensory memory,its precision is high,and it can store an almost exact replica of each stimulus to which it is exposed.

Memory for skills and habits,such as how to drive a car,is known as ____________ memory.

A rule that if applied appropriately,guarantees a solution to a problem,is the definition of which term?

The initial,momentary storage of information that lasts only an instant is called __________ memory.

While you are taking a test in school,you are likely using this type of memory to answer the questions: _________________.

Representations in the mind that resemble the object or event being represented are known as _____________ images.

The first stage of remembering something involves recording information in a form usable to memory,and it is called _______________.

Explain the linguistic-relativity hypothesis.

If you move to a new house and you are asked for your address,but can only remember your old address,you are exhibiting ______________ interference.

In ____________ memory,information is stored on a relatively permanent basis,although it may be difficult to retrieve.

Memory for general knowledge and facts about the world,as well as memory for the rules of logic that are used to deduce other facts,is known as ____________ memory.