What Is the Focus of the Information-Processing View of Cognition

question 161

Multiple Choice

What is the focus of the information-processing view of cognition?

• A) how people encode, store, and retrieve information
• B) how people integrated sensory information into meaningful schemes
• C) how people assimilate and accommodate information into their schemes
• D) how people develop their native intelligence

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Definitions:

Automatic Thinking

Involves thoughts that occur spontaneously, often subconsciously, and without deliberate control, frequently shaping our emotions and behaviors without our active awareness.

Deliberate Thinking

An intentional and conscious mental process directed at analyzing information, solving problems, and making decisions based on rational evaluation.

Social Cognition

The process of understanding how people perceive, think about, and remember information about others and themselves.

Social Psychology

The scientific study of how individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others.