PSY 325 - Cognitive Psychology Questions with
correct answers
What is cognition? Correct Answer-all the mental activities associated
with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
What is cognitive psychology? Correct Answer-study of thinking and
metacognitive processes
Sensation is ________, so Perception is _________ Correct Answer-
information, representation
What does the information theory include? Correct Answer-- Posits that
humans actively process the information that they receive
- Computer analogy of human cognitive processing
- limited capacity - transmission of the incoming information is limited
in any given moment
What is the computer analogy of human cognitive processing thats in
relation to the information theory? Correct Answer-Computer: Encode --
> store --> output
Brain: Codes visual info --> stored (coded) in the brain --> behavior
(output)
When is there increased prices reaction time? Correct Answer-- numbers
of signals increase (Waldo)
- far less frequent signals (different language)
, - far less probable signals (seeing something out of place - gorilla at UH)
Broadbent's Filter Model Correct Answer-depicts the whole central
nervous system as a single channel that can transmit sensory information
senses: eye, ear --> short term memory store --> filter --> selected input
for attention
Cognitive Ethology Correct Answer-new approach that observes
conscious awareness in natural setting
-Incorporation of lab-based studies with real-world observations
What is ecological validity? Correct Answer-does the experiment relate
to the real world?
What is the cognitive approach? Correct Answer-Focused on underlying
information processing to study the mind
Schema Correct Answer-mental representation that represents our
expectation of the world
Cognitive neuroscience Correct Answer-• Combination of cognitive
psychology and neuroscience
• Seeks to discover the brain mechanisms that give rise to mental
functions
correct answers
What is cognition? Correct Answer-all the mental activities associated
with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
What is cognitive psychology? Correct Answer-study of thinking and
metacognitive processes
Sensation is ________, so Perception is _________ Correct Answer-
information, representation
What does the information theory include? Correct Answer-- Posits that
humans actively process the information that they receive
- Computer analogy of human cognitive processing
- limited capacity - transmission of the incoming information is limited
in any given moment
What is the computer analogy of human cognitive processing thats in
relation to the information theory? Correct Answer-Computer: Encode --
> store --> output
Brain: Codes visual info --> stored (coded) in the brain --> behavior
(output)
When is there increased prices reaction time? Correct Answer-- numbers
of signals increase (Waldo)
- far less frequent signals (different language)
, - far less probable signals (seeing something out of place - gorilla at UH)
Broadbent's Filter Model Correct Answer-depicts the whole central
nervous system as a single channel that can transmit sensory information
senses: eye, ear --> short term memory store --> filter --> selected input
for attention
Cognitive Ethology Correct Answer-new approach that observes
conscious awareness in natural setting
-Incorporation of lab-based studies with real-world observations
What is ecological validity? Correct Answer-does the experiment relate
to the real world?
What is the cognitive approach? Correct Answer-Focused on underlying
information processing to study the mind
Schema Correct Answer-mental representation that represents our
expectation of the world
Cognitive neuroscience Correct Answer-• Combination of cognitive
psychology and neuroscience
• Seeks to discover the brain mechanisms that give rise to mental
functions
