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Cognitive Approach Quiz #2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

Half of the participants were asked to recall the names of places first, then the names of people. The other half recalled in the opposite order. This is called...

a)

Validity

b)

Repeated measures

c)

Counterbalancing

2.

When are we more likely to use System 1 thinking?

a)

When we have practiced something a lot.

b)

When we have too much information to process.

c)

When the problem is highly abstract.

d)

When we need to transfer information from one situation to another.

3.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of System 1 thinking?

a)

It is dependent on context - that is, environmental cues - to solve the problem.

b)

Is able to transfer information from one situation to another.

c)

Requires little effort.

d)

Results in creating impressions.

4.

Which of the following statements is true about the Wason selection task?

a)

When people are trained in how to do the task, they no longer make errors.

b)

People tend to be able to explain their decisions to the researcher.

c)

People get better at the task the older they get.

d)

People make fewer errors when the task is put into a context which they understand, rather than an abstract task.

5.

If I meet two students from your school and they are brilliant psychology students, I may then conclude that your school must have an amazing psychology program. This conclusion follows a simple “rule of thumb” or a mental short-cut called...

a)

stereotypes

b)

participant bias

c)

matching bias

d)

heuristics

6.

Which one of these is NOT a cognitive process

a)

Perception

b)

Memory

c)

Language

d)

Environmental stimuli

7.

what is the multistore model?

a)

Explains memory in terms of three stores: sensory, short term and long term

b)

Explains the mind as a devise that is able to store multiple memories simultaneously

8.

Which theory/concept was being tested by Brown and Kulik (1977)?

a)

Flashbulb Memory

b)

Leading Questions

c)

Schema Theory

d)

Neural Mechanisms in Memory

9.

Which of the following is NOT a valid limitation of Flashbulb Memory Theory?

a)

There are cultural differences that indicate that rehearsal may play the most important role

b)

It is impossible to verify the accuracy of memories

c)

It is not supported by any biological evidence

d)

It is not possible to measure one's emotional state at the time of an event

10.

Sharot et al (2007) examined the role of Flashbulb Memory on the memories of which significant event?

a)

Boston Marathon Bombing

b)

London Subway Bombing

c)

The Moon Landing

d)

Terrorist Attacks on September 11th

11.

This study demonstrates that memories of the names and faces of people in our past are highly reliable over time; however, it also shows that recognition is better than recall.

a)

Milner (1966)

b)

Loftus & Palmer (1974)

c)

Bahrick et al (1975)

d)

Yuille & Cutshall (1986)

12.

This research found that HM primarily suffered from anterograde amnesia after his hippocampus was removed. For example, he was unable to remember the faces of people he met after the operation.

a)

Milner (1966)

b)

Loftus & Palmer (1974)

c)

Bahrick et al (1975)

d)

Yuille & Cutshall (1986)

13.

This study may have low ecological validity because the films shown in the experiment were made for teaching purposes and therefore the participants did not experience the same kind of emotion that they would have experienced if they had witnessed a real car accident.

a)

Milner (1966)

b)

Loftus & Palmer (1974)

c)

Bahrick et al (1975)

d)

Yuille & Cutshall (1986)

14.

In this study half the group was asked if they saw "a" broken headlight on the getaway car. The other half were asked if they saw "the" broken headlight. In fact, there was no broken headlight.

a)

Milner (1966)

b)

Landry and Bartling (2011)

c)

Bahrick et al (1975)

d)

Yuille & Cutshall (1986)

15.

In this study's experimental group participants received instructions to repeatedly say the numbers '1' and '2' at a rate of two numbers per second from the time of presentation of the list until the time they filled the answer sheet. Articulatory suppression is preventing rehearsal in the phonological loop because of overload.

a)

Milner (1966)

b)

Landry and Bartling (2011)

c)

Bahrick et al (1975)

d)

Yuille & Cutshall (1986)