Unit 3: Contexts
Topic 3.4: Learning and cognition Questions
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Memory is best described as:
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The multi-store model represents memory as:
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Schemas cause memory errors by:
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Match each memory idea to its meaning.
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In dual processing, System 1 thinking is:
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Over-weighting the first number you encounter when judging is:
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Favouring information that fits your existing beliefs is:
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Match each idea to its meaning.
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Explain why memory is described as reconstructive. Use an example.
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Why is calling biases 'stupidity' misleading?
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Explain how dual processing can lead to biased decisions. Use an example.
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A shopper sees a jacket marked 'was £200, now £70' and buys it, sure it's a great deal, without checking similar prices.
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Why do most biases come from System 1?
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Why is a confident eyewitness sometimes still wrong?
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A fair limitation of the multi-store model is that it:
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A witness to a quick robbery later 'remembers' the thief holding a knife, though CCTV shows there was none.
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In the context of learning and cognition, discuss the reliability of memory as a cognitive process.
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In the context of learning and cognition, discuss how thinking and decision-making can be biased.
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