Intelligence Test Memory and Attention 2

Question 1

The memory technique of grouping individual pieces of information into larger meaningful units is called:

Accepted Answer

Chunking

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Elaborative encoding

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Spaced repetition

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Mnemonics

Question 2

Sustained attention refers to the ability to:

Accepted Answer

Maintain focus on a task over an extended period

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Focus on two tasks at the same time

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Shift attention between different tasks

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Filter out irrelevant information quickly

Question 3

Which brain region is most closely associated with working memory and executive attention functions?

Accepted Answer

Prefrontal cortex

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Cerebellum

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Occipital lobe

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Amygdala

Question 4

The digit span test, commonly used in intelligence assessments, primarily measures:

Accepted Answer

Short-term and working memory capacity

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Long-term memory capacity

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Processing speed

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Verbal reasoning ability

Question 5

What is proactive interference in the context of memory?

Accepted Answer

Old information interfering with the recall of new information

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New information interfering with the recall of old information

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Emotional memories blocking neutral ones

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Attention dividing across two memory tasks

Question 6

The 'cocktail party effect' is most commonly used to illustrate which cognitive phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

Selective attention

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Working memory overload

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Proactive interference

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Divided attention failure

Question 7

Research consistently shows that working memory capacity strongly correlates with which cognitive outcome?

Accepted Answer

General fluid intelligence and academic achievement

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Reaction time only

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Long-term memory storage

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Emotional regulation exclusively