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Cognitive Psychology - Exam 3
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Which term best matches the following definition: A memory code that emphasizes the pronunciation of the stimulus?
Phonemic coding
Integral coding
Structural coding
Semantic coding
2
Definition: A task requires deciding whether an item is an example of a concept; typically defined by logical rules?
Disjunctive Rule
Conjunctive Rule
Concept identification
Logical Rule
3
Which of the following words would have the highest imagery potential?
Effort
Poetry
Dog
Dread
4
Definition: A rule that uses the logical relation “or” to relate stimulus attributes?
Conjunctive Rule
Concept identification
Logical Rule
Disjunctive Rule
5
Which of the following definitions best matches rehearsal maintenance as a term related to cognitive psychology?
Rehearsal that keeps information active in long-term memory (LTM).
Rehearsal that keeps information active in the working memory.
Rehearsal that prevents information from becoming a memory.
Rehearsal that keeps information active in short-term memory (STM).
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Which term best matches the following definition: A feature that is necessary to be a member of that category?
Characteristic features
Defining features
Excluded features
Interpersonal features
7
Which of the following definitions best matches stereotype as a term related to cognitive psychology?
Attribute values believed to be representative of social categories.
Attribute values believed to be representative of physical categories.
Attribute values believed to be representative of external categories.
Attribute values believed to be representative of discrete categories.
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Which of the following would come first in the levels of processing theory?
Semantic-associative stages
Pattern recognition
Sensory states
Memory cleansing
9
Which term best matches the following definition: Knowledge expressed in language?
Spatial knowledge
Abstract knowledge
Primary knowledge
Verbal knowledge
10
Definition: A general knowledge structure that provides a framework for organizing clusters of knowledge?
Script
Scare
Schema
Scant
11
What form of categorization would a physician be most likely to use when making a diagnosis?
Basic-level category
Goal-derived category
Superordinate category
Subordinate category
12
Which of the words in the picture about would be an example of primary distinctiveness?
Giraffe
Dog
Eagle
Monkey
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Which term best matches the following definition: Ease with which a concept can be imaged?
Imagination prospective
Abstract dimensions
Dual-coding theory
Imagery potential
14
What lobe is the arrow pointing to?
Temporal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Frontal Lobe
15
What lobe is the arrow pointing to?
Temporal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
Frontal Lobe
16
Which term best matches the following definition: A task that studies memories when people are not trying to learn?
Secondary learning task
Incidental learning task
Active learning task
Preventative learning task
17
Which of the following events is the best example of a flashbulb memory as it relates to cognitive psychology?
Release of the first iPhone
Terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001
The Who performing at the Super Bowl
Inauguration of President Bill Clinton in January 1997
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Which of the following definitions best matches thematic relations as a term related to cognitive psychology?
Organization (often hierarchical) of concepts based on their similarity.
Organization of concepts that reoccur only in the STM.
Organization of concepts based upon predetermined research.
Organization of concepts that appear in the same context.
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Definition: A feature that is usually present in members of that category, but it is not necessary?
Excluded features
Interpersonal features
Defining features
Characteristic features
20
A person pictures a pirate ship. Which part of the brain would you expect to show the most activity under a PET scan?
Occipital lobe
Frontal lobe
Cerebellum
Amygdala
21
Definition: Representation of knowledge in which only one item at a time can be processed?
Successive representation
Perpendicular representation
Sequential representation
Parallel representation
22
Definition: A rule that uses the logical relation “and” to relate stimulus attributes?
Logical Rule
Disjunctive Rule
Conjunctive Rule
Concept identification
23
Which of the following definitions best matches distinctive item as a term related to cognitive psychology?
An item which holds numerous meanings.
An item which can hold only a single meaning.
An item similar in appearance or meaning from other items.
An item different in appearance or meaning from other items.
24
Which of the following definitions best matches autobiographical memory as a term related to cognitive psychology?
Memories limited to our early childhood.
Memories about the person experiences of others.
Memories about the lives of historical figures.
Memories about our personal experiences.
25
In which of the following scenarios would a student be most likely to remember the information taught in class?
A student feels the material is a waste of time and is not worth learning.
A student has a personal connection to the material and it is important.
A student was told the material while they were sleeping in class.
A student believes the assignment is busy work.
26
Which of the following statements about typicality is true as it is studied in cognitive psychology?
A measure of how well a category member represents that category.
A measure of how well a category member stands out from other members.
A measure of how well a research participant can learn a rule.
A measure of how well a research participant can learn an attribute.
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Which term best matches the following definition: A memory code that emphasizes the physical structure of the stimulus?
Semantic coding
Structural coding
Phonemic coding
Integral coding
28
Which part of the brain would show activation under a PET scan when thinking about an emotional memory?
Amygdala
Occipital lobe
Frontal lobe
Cerebellum
29
Which term best matches the following definition: An item distinct from items stored in the long-term memory?
Tertiary distinctiveness
Secondary distinctiveness
Initial distinctiveness
Primary distinctiveness
30
Definition: An impairment of memory that is identified by the formation of amyloid plaques and tau tangles in the brain?
Spatial disease
Semantic dementia
Vascular dementia
Alzheimer’s disease
31
Which of the following is NOT a reason we form categories?
Categorizing objects increases the complexity of our environment.
The development of categories reduces the need for constant learning.
Categorizing enables us to order and relate classes of objects and events.
Categorizing is the means by which objects of the world are identified.
32
Which of the following words displays orthographic distinctiveness?
Mouse
DOG
Afghan
KHAKI
33
The study of elaborations in cognitive psychology would tell us that which of the following statements is true?
Individuals cannot store items at the same time they store associations.
Individuals store more than items presented; they also store associations.
Individuals store the items presented to us or they store associations.
Individuals store only items presented; they do not store associations.
34
All birds have feathers. Feathers would be an example of a
Interpersonal feature
Characteristic feature
Excluded feature
Defining feature
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Definition: Representation of knowledge in which more than one item at a time can be processed?
Perpendicular representation
Parallel representation
Successive representation
Sequential representation
36
Which term best matches the following definition: A memory code that emphasizes the meaning of the stimulus?
Phonemic coding
Integral coding
Structural coding
Semantic coding
37
Which of the following would be a strong primary associate of the word green?
Cup
Elephant
Rose
Purple
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Definition: Organization (often hierarchical) of concepts based on their similarity?
Taxonomic relations
Thematic relations
Tactile relations
Targeted relations
39
In the image above Dog would be an example of which of the following?
Basic-level categories
Subordinate categories
Superordinate categories
Rule-based categories
40
Which of the following definitions best matches dual-coding theory as a term related to cognitive psychology?
Memory decays when items can be represented by both verbal & visual codes.
Memory improves when items can be seen as both abstract & intangible codes.
Memory decay when items can be represented by abstract & intangible codes.
Memory improves when items can be represented by verbal & visual codes.
41
Which of the following statements about visual scanning is true as it is studied in cognitive psychology?
Time it takes to scan an object is a function of the distance from text.
Time it takes to scan an object is a function of the distance from eyes.
Time to scan two objects is not a function of the distance from each other.
Time to scan two objects is a function of the distance from each other.
42
Which of the following must be significantly impaired for a dementia diagnosis?
Language and vision
Memory and motor function
Vision and motor function
Language and memory
43
Definition: Words that are strongly associated with each other, measured by asking people to provide associations?
Relative associates
Secondary associates
Tertiary associates
Primary associates
44
In the image above Animal would be an example of which of the following?
Superordinate categories
Basic-level categories
Subordinate categories
Rule-based categories
45
Which of the following definitions best matches processing distinctiveness as a term related to cognitive psychology?
Items that produce an intense emotional reaction.
Creation of a code that makes that memory distinct from other memories.
An item distinct from items stored in the long-term memory.
Lower case words that have an unusual shape.
46
What lobe is the arrow pointing to?
Temporal Lobe
Frontal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
47
What lobe is the arrow pointing to?
Frontal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
48
Definition: Encoding material in a manner that is helpful for its later use in solving problems?
Fact-oriented acquisition
Testing-based acquisition
Analysis-based acquisition
Problem-oriented acquisition
49
Which term best matches the following definition: Knowledge of spatial relations that may be stored as images?
Spatial knowledge
Primary knowledge
Abstract knowledge
Verbal knowledge
50
In the image above French Bulldog would be an example of which of the following?
Basic-level categories
Rule-based categories
Superordinate categories
Subordinate categories
