PSY 305 Certification Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

Pattern Recognition - a term that originated with computer science to describe how incoming raw data— a pattern— is matched to information in memory related to that stimulus Template Matching - -The incoming sensory information is compared directly to copies (templates) stored in the long term memory -Holistic matching of stimuli to the stored representation in memory Cognitive economy - -the short-cut for us to mobilize as less resource in mind as possible to solve the problem. It is one of the most adaptive abilities possessed by human beings. -The tendency for cognitive processes to minimize processing effort and resources. (a probable reason is because it cognitive processes consume a lot of resources and resources if often scare)