Cognitive Psychology Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Cognitive Psychology explores the fundamental processes underlying human thought, learning, and memory. This course examines how individuals acquire, store, process, and retrieve information, delving into topics such as perception, attention, language, decision making, problem-solving, and intelligence. Students will engage with current theories, empirical research, and experimental methods used to investigate mental processes, fostering a deeper understanding of the cognitive functions that shape human behavior and experience.
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Psychological Science 3rd Canadian Edition by Michael Gazzaniga
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) According to the textbook, which of the following is NOT included in the definition of culture?
A) beliefs
B) rules
C) generation transmission
D) human intellect
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following best reflects the contributions of women to early psychological science?
A) Women were not strong contributors to psychological science research until recently.
B) Women were most likely to contribute as secondary researchers, but not primary researchers, until the twentieth century.
C) Women's contributions to early psychological science have typically been underappreciated.
D) Women's contributions to early psychological science were, in contrast to the other sciences, always highly appreciated.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Research Methodology
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Q1) If a researcher's data are reliable:
A) they still might involve a high level of systematic error
B) it is very likely that they are also valid
C) there will be little chance of participant reactivity
D) measurements were probably culturally sensitive
Answer: A
Q2) Researchers have used driving simulators to investigate whether talking on a cellphone impairs the ability to drive. The published studies show that using a cellphone has a detrimental effect on attention to driving. One valid criticism of these studies is that:
A) it is common knowledge that cellphone use does not have an impact on driving ability
B) behaviour is almost impossible to predict when it involves a complex set of behaviours like driving an automobile
C) people are going to talk on cellphones while driving even if their driving ability is impaired
D) participants may not take simulated driving tasks seriously because they know there are no real consequences if their driving behaviour is poor
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Biological Foundations
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Q1) The function of interneurons is to communicate:
A) between the brain and the spinal cord
B) between the brain and sensory neurons
C) outside of the brain
D) within a neural circuit
Answer: D
Q2) Based on the study on enriched environments, what might you predict would be the effects of a superior preschool program versus an inferior preschool program on the mental development of human children?
A) There should be no effect, as intelligence is primarily genetic in humans.
B) The inferior program should result in greater mental development because the children would have to work harder to learn, providing an enriched experience.
C) The superior program should result in greater mental development, because the children would have experienced an enriched environment during their critical period.
D) There should be no effect because both preschool programs would occur outside the critical period for mental development in children.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: The Mind and Consciousness
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT typically associated with an altered state of consciousness?
A) diminished or enhanced level of self-awareness
B) disturbance of sense of personal control
C) unusual subjective experiences
D) insomnia
Q2) A social interaction during which a person responds to suggestions to experience changes in memory, perception, and voluntary action is also called:
A) a hallucination
B) an illusion
C) unconsciousness
D) hypnosis
Q3) Which of the following is NOT likely a purpose of sleep?
A) strengthening of neuronal connections that serve as the basis for learning
B) consolidation of information
C) maintenance and strengthening of the immune system
D) reducing the likelihood of schizophrenia
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Chapter 5: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) Li-Ting is painting a picture. She paints a vase of flowers and then, right next to it, half of a book. When Bijal looks at the painting, she sees the book as being _____________ because of ____________.
A) adjacent to the vase; occlusion
B) adjacent to the vase; linear perspective
C) behind the vase; linear perspective
D) behind the vase; occlusion
Q2) Ames boxes and the Ponzo illusion have in common that:
A) an illusory distance is computed from an inaccurately perceived size
B) monocular and binocular depth cues are in conflict
C) monocular and binocular depth cues are interacting
D) an illusory size is computed from an inaccurately perceived distance
Q3) The auditory neurons extending from the ____________ reach out with their axons to the primary auditory cortex (A1) in the ____________ lobe.
A) thalamus; parietal
B) thalamus; temporal
C) parietal; thalamus
D) temporal; thalamus
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Chapter 6: Learning
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Q1) Learning that takes place in the absence of reinforcement or punishment is known as:
A) economic learning
B) non-operant conditioning
C) cognitive acquisition
D) latent learning
Q2) Which of the following would be an example of a learned behaviour, NOT instinctive behaviour?
A) an ant following a food trail through a maze
B) a horse rearing up in order to receive a carrot
C) a raccoon picking up and "washing" a coin
D) a pigeon flying up and over a wall
Q3) Why is Skinner's dream of solving all social problems through operant conditioning impossible?
A) Biology places constraints on our learning.
B) Operant conditioning isn't effective for learning.
C) Operant conditioning doesn't apply to social learning.
D) Operant conditioning doesn't take into account learning from classical conditioning.
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Chapter 7: Attention and Memory
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Q1) Memory modulators are:
A) neurotransmitters that modify memory
B) hippocampal cells that strengthen memory
C) medial temporal lobe cells that consolidate memory
D) hormones that modify memory
Q2) If you are imagining how you might rearrange your room to have more space, you are using:
A) the visuospatial sketchpad
B) episodic memory
C) iconic memory
D) procedural memory
Q3) You have just been to a wonderful concert. What brain areas work together to consolidate your memory for the concert?
A) the prefrontal cortex and the posterior temporal lobes
B) the medial parietal lobe and the occipital cortex
C) the anterior frontal cortex and the medial temporal lobes
D) the frontal cortex and the medial temporal lobes
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Chapter 8: Thinking and Intelligence
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Q1) Gerardo's old girlfriend used to cheat on him. He knew when she was being unfaithful because she would be gone a lot, claiming that she needed to work. When his new girlfriend tells him that she has a lot of work to do and won't be able to see him as much right now, he assumes that she is seeing another man. Gerardo's suspicions result from his:
A) insight
B) emotional heuristic
C) mental set
D) affective forecasting
Q2) Jack and Kate both have demanding jobs and too little time for their relationship. They decide that one of them needs to step down in their careers, but can't agree on which one. Their marriage counsellor is trying to get them to see that other solutions are possible. In doing this, the counsellor is encouraging them to ____________ their problem.
A) gain insight into
B) minimize the impact of
C) rationalize
D) restructure
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Chapter 9: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) Esmeralda is very anxious about taking her final exam in organic chemistry. Instead of doing last minute studying in her dorm, Esmeralda goes over to the exam room. Several students are already in the room, all talking about how nervous they are about the final. Social comparison theory would predict that Esmeralda will ____________ in the presence of other anxious people.
A) become more anxious
B) become too aroused
C) feel validated
D) a and b
Q2) A computer process is developed that searches for the most items that are related to the search term or for items that are the most relevant to the search term. In terms of human behaviour, a program that searches for the most items is showing the ____________ quality of motivation. A program that searches for the most relevant items is showing the ____________ quality of motivation.
A) energizing; directive
B) energizing; persistent
C) persistent; directive
D) directive; energizing
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Chapter 10: Health and Well-Being
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Q1) The most central goal of the positive psychology movement is to:
A) promote positive change in society, such as advocating for peace
B) convince people that they have much in life to be grateful for C) study and understand what makes people happy
D) train people to become positive and more effective leaders
Q2) In contrast to the ____________ model, the biopsychosocial model focuses on multiple aspects of health and well-being.
A) single stratum
B) medical
C) componential
D) interactive
Q3) Smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and ____________ strongly predict heart disease.
A) an insufficient allostatic load
B) an underactivated HPA axis
C) Type A behaviour
D) Type B behaviour
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Chapter 11: Human Development
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Q1) Comparisons across cultures regarding when children develop particular skills indicates that:
A) culture plays a central role in the order in which children develop certain skills
B) crawling occurs at the same age in all cultures
C) the development of particular skills shows a consistent general pattern across cultures
D) no generalizations can be made regarding the process of human development without taking culture into account
Q2) An infant is presented with two stimuli, one of which it has seen before and one of which it has not. He or she will:
A) look at the familiar stimulus longer than the unfamiliar
B) look at the unfamiliar stimulus longer
C) shift its gaze between the two, allocating roughly equal amounts of attention to both D) look at the one with subtle compared to bold patterns
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Chapter 12: Social Psychology
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Q1) Jodie is a member of a jury that is trying to decide whether to award a plaintiff $5,000 or $10,000 in damages. While most of the jury favours the smaller award, Jodie favours the larger one. Jodie is the last to respond when the foreman polls the jury. What would make Jodie most likely to maintain her own view?
A) There is little discussion before the jury is polled.
B) One other juror votes for the larger award.
C) The other jurors are all male.
D) The other jurors are all female.
Q2) Dr. Johannson is going to give a speech arguing for stricter emissions standards for cars. For his speech to be the most persuasive to an environmental group, he should use ____________ arguments. For his speech to be the most persuasive to a group of automobile manufacturers he should use ____________ arguments.
A) one-sided; balanced
B) balanced; one-sided
C) emotional; rational
D) rational; emotional
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Chapter 13: Personality
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Q1) Although most projective measures of personality are viewed as too subjective and not properly validated, the ____________ is still considered useful for some purposes.
A) Rorschach ink blot test
B) Thematic Apperception Test
C) draw-a-family test
D) imaginary friend test
Q2) Researchers in positive psychology are investigating what contributes to our happiness. Up to 50 percent to 80 percent of the variance in happiness can be explained by:
A) genetics
B) life conditions (wealth and where a person lives)
C) life experience
D) physical health and abilities
Q3) Self-esteem is one's evaluation of one's own __________.
A) personality
B) living conditions
C) prejudices and biases
D) self-concept
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Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) The symptoms most commonly associated with schizophrenia are:
A) showing evidence of one or more distinct personalities and fluctuating moods
B) delusions and hallucinations
C) rapidly alternating periods of anxiety and depression
D) extreme impulsiveness and sensation seeking
Q2) The role of hereditary factors in autism:
A) has been based on large-scale studies of people with autism and their children
B) was more prevalent when the disorder was first defined, in the 1960s
C) has recently been confirmed by family and twin studies
D) is about equal to that played by environmental factors like parenting
Q3) Which of the following is NOT one of the environmental influences on schizophrenia?
A) birth order
B) family functioning
C) urban versus rural living environment
D) stress
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Chapter 15: Treatment of Psychological Disorders
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Q1) In general, placebo treatments for depression have been found to:
A) have little to no effect on mental health functioning
B) alter brain activity and improve depression in a minority of people
C) have an effect equivalent to most forms of therapy
D) have a larger effect than most forms of therapy
Q2) With the development of ____________ used to treat serious mental disorders, the use of ____________ declined starting in the 1950s.
A) trepanning; drug therapy
B) drug therapy; electroconvulsive therapy
C) electroconvulsive therapy; drug therapy
D) drug therapy; prefrontal lobotomies
Q3) Psychodynamic therapy has become increasingly controversial because it:
A) does not appear to work with minor adjustment problems
B) is more time consuming and expensive than many other effective therapies
C) is based on the "talk therapy" model, which research has shown to have little effect on psychological functioning
D) over-utilizes medication rather than the patient/therapist relationship
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Chapter 16: Cultural Psychology
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Q1) Incest is most likely to be seen as disgusting to individuals from:
A) high socio-economic status
B) university-educated populations
C) low socio-economic status
D) Eastern cultures
Q2) ____________ theory would predict that individuals from Singapore would find it easy to adapt to life in Malaysia.
A) cultural fitness
B) cultural distance
C) acculturation
D) self-esteem
Q3) When American and Mexican children played a game in which competition was punished:
A) the American children excelled
B) the Mexican children did poorly
C) both groups did poorly
D) the American children did poorly
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