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rationale that explains the underlying pathophysiology, pharmacology, or clinical reasoning.
Self-Assessment – Test your knowledge and Exam Preparation – Familiarize yourself with the
identify areas requiring further question format and content
study areas
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evidence-based exam anxiety
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Review Summary 150 Questions
Foundations - Application - PSYC 179 Quizzes 1-9 FULL AND 2026/27 Update 100 Correct - University OF
California SAN Diego Psychology 179 Cognitive Psychology / Sensation & Perception / Learning & Memory
Ucsd-style Survey OF Cognitive Science Undergraduate YEAR 3 / Upper-division Psychology
All answers with rationales
,Table of Contents
Content Area Questions Key Topics
Introduction TO Psychology 1-25 Memory, Finds, Researcher, Participants, Pattern
AND Research Methods
Biological Bases OF 26-50 Pattern, Finding, Model, Researcher, Disorder
Behavior Neuroscience
Sensation AND Perception 51-75 Researcher, Conclusion, Participants, Likely, Difference
Learning AND Conditioning 76-100 Study, Concept, Researcher, Describes, Effect
Memory AND Cognition 101-125 Memory, Participants, Researcher, Context, Finding
Motivation AND Emotion 126-150 Pattern, Disorder, Schizophrenia, Reports, Principle
TOTAL 150 All questions include answers and detailed rationales
,Section A - Introduction TO Psychology AND Research
Methods
Q1.
A participant is briefly shown the word 'DOCTOR'. Immediately afterward, they are faster
to decide that 'NURSE' is a real word than that 'BREAD' is. This facilitation is best
explained by:
A. Phonological loop rehearsal B. Semantic priming via spreading activation
C. Repetition priming in perceptual D. Syntactic parsing facilitation
identification
Correct: B - Semantic priming via spreading activation
Rationale:Semantic priming occurs because activating the concept 'DOCTOR' spreads
activation to semantically related nodes like 'NURSE' in the mental lexicon, speeding lexical
decision. Phonological rehearsal concerns short-term maintenance, repetition priming reflects
prior exposure to the same stimulus, and syntactic parsing concerns sentence structure-none
account for concept-to-concept facilitation.
Why the other answers are wrong:
A. Phonological loop rehearsal maintains sound-based information, not conceptual relatedness
between different words.
C. Repetition priming requires prior exposure to the identical stimulus, not a semantically
related one.
D. Syntactic parsing concerns grammatical structure of sentences, not single-word semantic
relatedness.
Reference: Anderson, J.R. (2020). Cognitive Psychology and Its Implications, 9th Ed., Ch. 6 (Semantic
Memory)
Q2.
In a dichotic listening task, participants shadow one message and cannot report the
semantic content of the ignored channel, yet their shadowing is briefly disrupted when
their own name appears there. This pattern supports which model of attention?
A. Broadbent's early-selection filter model B. Treisman's attenuation model
C. Deutsch & Deutsch's late-selection model D. Kahneman's capacity allocation model
Correct: B - Treisman's attenuation model
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, Section A - Introduction TO Psychology AND Research Methods
Rationale: Treisman's attenuation model proposes that unattended channels are attenuated
rather than blocked outright; highly salient items (like one's own name) have low thresholds
and can still break through. Broadbent's filter would block all semantic processing, late
selection predicts full semantic access, and capacity models do not specifically predict the
threshold-based breakthrough.
Why the other answers are wrong:
A. Broadbent's early filter blocks unattended input entirely, so the name effect should not occur.
C. Late selection predicts full semantic processing of the ignored channel, which was not
observed.
D. Capacity allocation explains effort distribution, not the selective breakthrough of personally
salient stimuli.
Reference: Treisman, A. (1964). Monitoring and storage of irrelevant messages in selective attention.
JVLB; Sternberg & Sternberg (2017). Cognitive Psychology, 7th Ed., Ch. 4
Q3.
A patient with bilateral medial temporal lobe damage shows intact mirror-tracing
improvement across sessions but denies ever having performed the task. This
dissociation indicates that:
A. Procedural memory is independent of B. Working memory is preserved while
declarative memory systems episodic memory is impaired
C. Semantic memory depends on the D. Implicit memory requires conscious
hippocampus recollection
Correct: A - Procedural memory is independent of declarative memory systems
Rationale:Preserved skill learning (procedural/implicit) with impaired conscious recollection
(declarative/episodic) demonstrates that these memory systems are dissociable and
supported by different neural substrates. Working memory is typically intact but is not the
construct being tested here; semantic memory is also impaired in such patients, and implicit
memory by definition does not require conscious recollection.
Why the other answers are wrong:
B. The dissociation concerns long-term declarative vs. procedural systems, not working
memory.
C. Semantic memory is typically also impaired in medial temporal lobe amnesia, not preserved.
D. Implicit memory is demonstrated precisely by the absence of conscious recollection.
Reference: Squire, L.R. (2009). Memory and brain systems. J. Neurosci.; Baddeley, Eysenck &
Anderson (2020). Memory, 3rd Ed., Ch. 10
Q4.
In a Sternberg short-term memory scanning task, response time increases linearly with
set size with a slope of about 38 ms per item. This slope is most consistent with:
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This comprehensive examination preparation guide has been meticulously developed to help you succeed in the
PSYC 179 QUIZZES 1-9 | FULL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026/27 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT -
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO.. It contains 150 carefully selected questions that reflect the most
current exam content and testing strategies. Each question is accompanied by a correct answer and a detailed
rationale that explains the underlying pathophysiology, pharmacology, or clinical reasoning.
Self-Assessment – Test your knowledge and Exam Preparation – Familiarize yourself with the
identify areas requiring further question format and content
study areas
Concept Reinforcement – Deepen your Confidence Building – Develop test-taking
understanding through strategies and reduce
evidence-based exam anxiety
rationales
Time Management – Practice answering
questions under simulated
exam conditions
Review Summary 150 Questions
Foundations - Application - PSYC 179 Quizzes 1-9 FULL AND 2026/27 Update 100 Correct - University OF
California SAN Diego Psychology 179 Cognitive Psychology / Sensation & Perception / Learning & Memory
Ucsd-style Survey OF Cognitive Science Undergraduate YEAR 3 / Upper-division Psychology
All answers with rationales
,Table of Contents
Content Area Questions Key Topics
Introduction TO Psychology 1-25 Memory, Finds, Researcher, Participants, Pattern
AND Research Methods
Biological Bases OF 26-50 Pattern, Finding, Model, Researcher, Disorder
Behavior Neuroscience
Sensation AND Perception 51-75 Researcher, Conclusion, Participants, Likely, Difference
Learning AND Conditioning 76-100 Study, Concept, Researcher, Describes, Effect
Memory AND Cognition 101-125 Memory, Participants, Researcher, Context, Finding
Motivation AND Emotion 126-150 Pattern, Disorder, Schizophrenia, Reports, Principle
TOTAL 150 All questions include answers and detailed rationales
,Section A - Introduction TO Psychology AND Research
Methods
Q1.
A participant is briefly shown the word 'DOCTOR'. Immediately afterward, they are faster
to decide that 'NURSE' is a real word than that 'BREAD' is. This facilitation is best
explained by:
A. Phonological loop rehearsal B. Semantic priming via spreading activation
C. Repetition priming in perceptual D. Syntactic parsing facilitation
identification
Correct: B - Semantic priming via spreading activation
Rationale:Semantic priming occurs because activating the concept 'DOCTOR' spreads
activation to semantically related nodes like 'NURSE' in the mental lexicon, speeding lexical
decision. Phonological rehearsal concerns short-term maintenance, repetition priming reflects
prior exposure to the same stimulus, and syntactic parsing concerns sentence structure-none
account for concept-to-concept facilitation.
Why the other answers are wrong:
A. Phonological loop rehearsal maintains sound-based information, not conceptual relatedness
between different words.
C. Repetition priming requires prior exposure to the identical stimulus, not a semantically
related one.
D. Syntactic parsing concerns grammatical structure of sentences, not single-word semantic
relatedness.
Reference: Anderson, J.R. (2020). Cognitive Psychology and Its Implications, 9th Ed., Ch. 6 (Semantic
Memory)
Q2.
In a dichotic listening task, participants shadow one message and cannot report the
semantic content of the ignored channel, yet their shadowing is briefly disrupted when
their own name appears there. This pattern supports which model of attention?
A. Broadbent's early-selection filter model B. Treisman's attenuation model
C. Deutsch & Deutsch's late-selection model D. Kahneman's capacity allocation model
Correct: B - Treisman's attenuation model
Page 3
, Section A - Introduction TO Psychology AND Research Methods
Rationale: Treisman's attenuation model proposes that unattended channels are attenuated
rather than blocked outright; highly salient items (like one's own name) have low thresholds
and can still break through. Broadbent's filter would block all semantic processing, late
selection predicts full semantic access, and capacity models do not specifically predict the
threshold-based breakthrough.
Why the other answers are wrong:
A. Broadbent's early filter blocks unattended input entirely, so the name effect should not occur.
C. Late selection predicts full semantic processing of the ignored channel, which was not
observed.
D. Capacity allocation explains effort distribution, not the selective breakthrough of personally
salient stimuli.
Reference: Treisman, A. (1964). Monitoring and storage of irrelevant messages in selective attention.
JVLB; Sternberg & Sternberg (2017). Cognitive Psychology, 7th Ed., Ch. 4
Q3.
A patient with bilateral medial temporal lobe damage shows intact mirror-tracing
improvement across sessions but denies ever having performed the task. This
dissociation indicates that:
A. Procedural memory is independent of B. Working memory is preserved while
declarative memory systems episodic memory is impaired
C. Semantic memory depends on the D. Implicit memory requires conscious
hippocampus recollection
Correct: A - Procedural memory is independent of declarative memory systems
Rationale:Preserved skill learning (procedural/implicit) with impaired conscious recollection
(declarative/episodic) demonstrates that these memory systems are dissociable and
supported by different neural substrates. Working memory is typically intact but is not the
construct being tested here; semantic memory is also impaired in such patients, and implicit
memory by definition does not require conscious recollection.
Why the other answers are wrong:
B. The dissociation concerns long-term declarative vs. procedural systems, not working
memory.
C. Semantic memory is typically also impaired in medial temporal lobe amnesia, not preserved.
D. Implicit memory is demonstrated precisely by the absence of conscious recollection.
Reference: Squire, L.R. (2009). Memory and brain systems. J. Neurosci.; Baddeley, Eysenck &
Anderson (2020). Memory, 3rd Ed., Ch. 10
Q4.
In a Sternberg short-term memory scanning task, response time increases linearly with
set size with a slope of about 38 ms per item. This slope is most consistent with:
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