Unit 2: Content
Topic 2.2: Cognitive approach Questions
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Load added by a cluttered, confusing layout is:
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Which approach does schema theory belong to?
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According to schema theory, memory is best described as:
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Match each type of load to an example.
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Match each part of the multi-store model to its description.
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In the model, what transfers information from short-term to long-term memory?
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A seller opens a negotiation with a very high price. The anchor tends to:
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Adding something pleasant after a behaviour, so it increases, is:
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After meeting an anchor, people typically adjust:
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Match each task to the system that mainly handles it.
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Operant conditioning is learning driven mainly by:
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Remembering the horoscopes that 'came true' and forgetting the rest is an example of:
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In dual processing theory, System 1 thinking is:
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Anchoring bias is relying too heavily on:
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Cognitive load theory is built on the idea that working memory:
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