A study discussed in the textbook researched the effects of different types of information on memory. Its subjects viewed a slide presentation of a traffic accident. The actual slide presentation contained a stop sign, but in a written summary of the presentation, the sign was referred to as a yield sign. What were the results of this study?
Table of contents
- 1. Introduction to Psychology1h 43m
- 2. Psychology Research2h 20m
- 3. Biological Psychology2h 41m
- 4. Sensation and Perception28m
- 5. Consciousness and Sleep32m
- 6. Learning1h 26m
- 7. Memory34m
- 8. Cognition37m
- 9. Emotion and Motivation35m
- 10. Developmental Psychology1h 20m
- 11. Personality1h 17m
- 12. Social Psychology1h 18m
- 13. Stress and Health41m
- 14. Psychological Disorders1h 27m
- 15. Treatment1h 24m
7. Memory
Information Processing Model
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Which is an example of a recognition task?
A
Filling out a job application
B
A short-answer question
C
An essay question
D
A word-search puzzle

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Understand the concept of recognition tasks in psychology. Recognition tasks involve identifying previously learned information from a set of options. This is different from recall tasks, where you must retrieve information without cues.
Consider the nature of each option provided. A recognition task typically involves selecting or identifying the correct answer from a list or set of possibilities.
Analyze the options: Filling out a job application, a short-answer question, and an essay question all require recall, where you generate information from memory without specific cues.
Examine the word-search puzzle option. In a word-search puzzle, you are given a grid of letters and must identify specific words from a list, which aligns with the concept of recognition as you are recognizing words from a given set.
Conclude that the word-search puzzle is an example of a recognition task because it involves identifying words from a list, which is consistent with the definition of recognition tasks in psychology.
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