PSY 252 FINAL EXAM CSU
Which of the following is the preferred method used by cognitive psychologists to
study the mind?
Experiments
Naturalistic observation
Case studies
Intuition and personal insight - ANSWER Experiments
True or False: Provided that an event is detected by our sensory receptors, it will be
identified and given meaning. - ANSWER False
Which of the following results shows that the processing of meaning in the
attended vs. unattended ear is NOT all or none?
All of the answers shown here are correct.
Moray's finding that subjects sometimes report their name when it's presented in
the unattended ear.
Treisman's finding that subjects will follow a meaningful message over to the
unattended ear while shadowing.
MacKay's finding that words presented in the unattended ear bias the interpretation
of the message in the attended ear. - ANSWER All of the answers shown here are
correct.
True or False: Research shows that the sole cause of performance tradeoffs in a
multi-tasking situation is the degree to which there is overlap in the type of
resources required. - ANSWER False while the overlap in the type of resources
required is one factor that can contribute to performance tradeoffs in multi-tasking,
it is not the sole cause. Other factors, such as resource competition, task
complexity, task interference, task prioritization, and individual differences, also
, play important roles.
Do hand-less, voice-operated cell phone units solve the problem with driving with
cell phones?
No, it's an attention problem, which is still at issue in the case of hand-less units.
Yes, because drivers no longer look down at the cell phone and take their eyes off
of the road. Yes, because drivers no longer need to hold the cell phone and take one
hand off of the steering wheel.
Yes, because drivers no longer fumble with trying to press buttons and keys on the
phone. - ANSWER No, it's an attention problem, which is still at issue in the case
of hand-less units.
In the movie 50 First Dates, the main character (played by Drew Barrymore) can
not remember the events that happened to her the day before. This is characterized
in the movie as short term memory loss. Is the writer of this script using the term
short-term memory accurately? - ANSWER No
Patients with damage to the hippocampus, like HM, show deficits in long-term
retention as revealed by difficulties in remembering new information and new
events. At the same time, they show a preserved ability to learn and retain new
skills, like backward mirror tracing, over the long term. What does this tell us?
This pattern reveals an important distinction between short-term memory and
long-term memory.
This pattern reveals an important distinction between short-term memory and
working memory.
This pattern reveals an important distinction between explicit memory and implicit
memory.
This pattern reveals an important distinction between focused attention and divided
attention. - ANSWER This pattern reveals an important distinction between explicit
memory and implicit memory.
Which of the following is the preferred method used by cognitive psychologists to
study the mind?
Experiments
Naturalistic observation
Case studies
Intuition and personal insight - ANSWER Experiments
True or False: Provided that an event is detected by our sensory receptors, it will be
identified and given meaning. - ANSWER False
Which of the following results shows that the processing of meaning in the
attended vs. unattended ear is NOT all or none?
All of the answers shown here are correct.
Moray's finding that subjects sometimes report their name when it's presented in
the unattended ear.
Treisman's finding that subjects will follow a meaningful message over to the
unattended ear while shadowing.
MacKay's finding that words presented in the unattended ear bias the interpretation
of the message in the attended ear. - ANSWER All of the answers shown here are
correct.
True or False: Research shows that the sole cause of performance tradeoffs in a
multi-tasking situation is the degree to which there is overlap in the type of
resources required. - ANSWER False while the overlap in the type of resources
required is one factor that can contribute to performance tradeoffs in multi-tasking,
it is not the sole cause. Other factors, such as resource competition, task
complexity, task interference, task prioritization, and individual differences, also
, play important roles.
Do hand-less, voice-operated cell phone units solve the problem with driving with
cell phones?
No, it's an attention problem, which is still at issue in the case of hand-less units.
Yes, because drivers no longer look down at the cell phone and take their eyes off
of the road. Yes, because drivers no longer need to hold the cell phone and take one
hand off of the steering wheel.
Yes, because drivers no longer fumble with trying to press buttons and keys on the
phone. - ANSWER No, it's an attention problem, which is still at issue in the case
of hand-less units.
In the movie 50 First Dates, the main character (played by Drew Barrymore) can
not remember the events that happened to her the day before. This is characterized
in the movie as short term memory loss. Is the writer of this script using the term
short-term memory accurately? - ANSWER No
Patients with damage to the hippocampus, like HM, show deficits in long-term
retention as revealed by difficulties in remembering new information and new
events. At the same time, they show a preserved ability to learn and retain new
skills, like backward mirror tracing, over the long term. What does this tell us?
This pattern reveals an important distinction between short-term memory and
long-term memory.
This pattern reveals an important distinction between short-term memory and
working memory.
This pattern reveals an important distinction between explicit memory and implicit
memory.
This pattern reveals an important distinction between focused attention and divided
attention. - ANSWER This pattern reveals an important distinction between explicit
memory and implicit memory.
