Experimental Psychology Test Bank
Course Introduction
Experimental Psychology explores the fundamental methods and principles used to investigate psychological phenomena through empirical research. The course covers essential topics such as experimental design, hypothesis formulation, data collection, statistical analysis, and ethical considerations in human and animal research. Students gain hands-on experience by designing and conducting experiments, interpreting findings, and reviewing contemporary studies. By integrating theoretical knowledge with practical application, this course equips students with the critical thinking and analytical skills necessary to understand and contribute to scientific developments in psychology.
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Cognitive Psychology 6th Edition by Robert J. Sternberg
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
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Q1) Bill,a mechanic,believes that automobile research should place an emphasis on studying how a car is used and the processes that occur among the various parts.If Bill had chosen psychology as a career field,he might have been in favor of A)Gestaltism.
B)structuralism.
C)behaviorism.
D)functionalism.
Answer: D
Q2) Part of dialectic thinking is when a statement of belief is proposed.This statement would be called the ___.
A)antithesis
B)synthesis
C)thesis
D)pragmatics
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Cognitive Neuroscience
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Q1) This research is well known for his work with split-brain patients.
A)Lashley
B)Broca
C)Gazzaniga
D)All of the above have worked with split-brain patients.
Answer: C
Q2) What percentage of the population has language functions predominantly localized in the left hemisphere of the brain?
A)100
B)90
C)50
D)20
Answer: B
Q3) This area of the brain is known to sort information and send it to appropriate areas in the cerebral cortex.
A)hippocampus.
B)basil ganglia.
C)amygdala.
D)thalamus.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Perception
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Q1) The results of Farah (2000)research using faces,parts of faces,houses and parts of houses supported which conclusion about face recognition.
A)Face recognition involved primarily configurational processing.
B)Face recognition involves primarily feature analysis.
C)Both processes are equally involved.
D)Neither process is involved.
Answer: A
Q2) __________ perception is a key view of perception,also known as intelligent perception,because it states that higher-order thinking plays an important role in perception.
A)Synthetic
B)Unconscious
C)Direct
D)Constructive
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Attention and Consciousness
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Q1) __________ refers to the tendency to become accustomed to a stimulus and gradually to notice it less and less.
A)Automatization
B)Proceduralization
C)Habituation
D)Dishabituation
Q2) __________ refers to a main task for which we use our attention,in which we actively seek out particular stimuli.
A)Selective attention
B)Vigilance
C)Search
D)Multiple-task processing
Q3) Describe automatic and controlled processes.Explain the role that each play in consciousness.
Q4) Describe the difference between selective attention and vigilance.
Q5) Explain the differences between selective attention,divided attention,and change blindness.Explain how these three concepts are important and under what circumstances.Provide circumstances for each in which they can be considered positive and then examples when they would be negative.
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Chapter 5: Memory: Models and Research Methods
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Q1) As tested by a psychologist,the capacity of Jerry's short-term store for a wide range of items appears to be 11 items.Jerry's short-term memory capacity is A)below average.
B)average.
C)above average.
D)Cannot be established on the basis of this limited information.
Q2) A person who has suffered some sort of brain injury affecting only his or her hippocampus is most likely to show difficulty with A)encoding of declarative information.
B)encoding of procedural information.
C)retrieval of semantic information.
D)retrieval of episodic information.
Q3) According to Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968),the __________ store refers to the memory store characterized as having the shortest duration for memory storage.
A)sensory
B)short-term
C)fleeting
D)episodic
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Chapter 6: Memory Processes
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Q1) The greater recall associated with distributed learning is called the __________ effect.
A)distributed
B)spacing
C)mnemonic
D)time-delay
Q2) Marianne took a chemistry course three years ago in high school and has not studied any chemistry since.She believes that the reason why she barely remembers any chemistry is because she has not used it.This explanation illustrates the __________ theory of forgetting.
A)interference
B)availability
C)interactive
D)decay
Q3) Keppel and Underwood (1962)showed that proactive interference can operate in the forgetting of material stored in the A)short-term store.
B)long-term store,in general.
C)long-term store,but only with semantic information.
D)both short- and long-term stores.
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Chapter 7: The Landscape of Memory: Mental Images, maps, and Propositions
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Q1) Debbie is trying to recall the words to the French national anthem.Jim is trying to recall the exact appearance of the Statue of Liberty.If asked,Paivio would probably say that Debbie is retrieving information stored in a(n)__________ code,whereas Jim is retrieving information stored in a(n)__________ code. A)analogue;symbolic B)symbolic;analogue C)visual;verbal D)symbolic;verbal
Q2) What is the difference between declarative knowledge and procedural knowledge? Give an example of each to show distinctions.
Q3) You are taking your final exam in cognitive psychology.One question asks about a film you saw in class a week ago and you know that you must recall a particular scene from the film.Is it easier for you,and for people in general,to "see" or to "hear" the scene in your mind? Explain.
Q4) Using the examples of a representation of a house and a representation of a song you know,contrast the ideas of analogue codes and symbolic codes.According to Paivio,how is each used? Offer examples of each form of information storage.
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Chapter 8: The Organization of Knowledge in the Mind
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Q1) Sarah has come to associate the smell of freshly baked apple pie with her grandmother,such that the mere smell of pie reminds her of her grandmother instantaneously.This type of knowledge is referred to as __________ knowledge. A)declarative B)simple associative C)simple non-associative D)priming
Q2) Explain ACT-R and how it represents declarative and nondeclarative knowledge.
Q3) Compare Newell and Simon's (1972)production system and production rules with schema theory.Specify some differences as well as similarities.
Q4) If one were thinking about a model based on spreading activation what would be some of the things that one would have to do/know in order to implement such a model?
Q5) Most non-declarative knowledge can be retrieved for use __________ declarative knowledge can be retrieved. A)less quickly than B)more quickly than C)just as quickly as D)Not clear based on current research.
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Chapter 9: Language
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Q1) With technology,new words are developed in order to describe new concepts or products (e.g. ,television,laser,microchips).The coining of new words and phrases refers to language's
A)regularity of structure.
B)multiplicity of structure.
C)dynamic quality.
D)communicative property.
Q2) According to the __________ effect,continuous differences in sound wave forms are perceived as qualitatively distinct.
A)categorical-perception
B)continuous-perception
C)phonemic-restoration
D)McGurk
Q3) When a person has a difficult time deciphering,reading,and comprehending written information this is known as A)aphasia.
B)malapropism.
C)dyslexia.
D)anomaly.
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Chapter 10: Language in Context
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Q1) __________ refer to any of five basic categories of speech,analyzed in terms of the purposes accomplished by the given act.
A)Conversational categories
B)Conversational acts
C)Speech categories
D)Speech acts
Q2) According to Deborah Tannen (1990),men see the world as a hierarchical social order in which the purpose of communication does not include A)negotiation for the upper hand.
B)preservation of independence.
C)avoidance of failure.
D)communication of strong positive emotions.
Q3) __________ bilingualism refers to learning a second language in the context of a relatively well-developed first language.
A)Balanced
B)Unbalanced
C)Additive
D)Subtractive
Q4) What are the different kinds of speech acts?
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Chapter 11: Problem Solving and Creativity
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Q1) Compare and contrast negative and positive transfer.Develop ways in which one could minimize negative transfer and increase positive transfer.
Q2) What is the Turing Test and what general question is it intended to answer?
Q3) Richard does not realize that his drinking is interfering with his daily activities and is becoming a problem.To address this problem,Richard first and foremost (before anything else)needs to __________ the problem.
A)define
B)formulate a strategy to deal with C)identify the existence of D)evaluate
Q4) After being admitted by several colleges,Michael needs to decide which college to attend.The problem-solving strategy primarily involved in this task is A)divergent thinking.
B)convergent thinking.
C)synthesis.
D)autonomy.
Q5) Discuss the similarities and differences between mental set,functional fixedness,and stereotypes for problem solving.
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Chapter 12: Decision Making and Reasoning
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Q1) Which of the following statements is not deductively valid?
A)If people watch television,then they get a headache.They watch television. Therefore,they get a headache.
B)If a student writes an abstract for a paper,then she gets a good grade.A student's paper is abstract.Therefore,the student gets a good grade.
C)If the sky is clear,then there are no clouds.The sky is clear.Therefore,there are no clouds.
D)If a black cat crosses your path,then you will have bad luck.A black cat crosses your path.Therefore,you will have bad luck.
Q2) The effect of the context on an individual's decision making is referred to as the A)fallacy of composition.
B)hindsight bias.
C)framing effect.
D)conjunction fallacy.
Q3) A friend of yours is a law student interested in thinking of ways that minimize erroneous conclusions.She knows that you are studying this topic for your psychology class and asks you to explain to her some of the most common reasoning errors.What would you tell her?
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