D570: EOC quizzes & Tes ji ji ji ji
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1.Which term refers to Ebbinghaus's finding that relearning lists of syllables t
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akes less time than the original session?: Savings curve
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2.What did Watson suggest that psychologists study when using a stimu-
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lus-response approach?: Behavior
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3.Which experimental framework was inspired by artificial intelligence and
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
sought to study mental processes either in stages or as sequential mental o
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perations?: Information processing ji ji
4.Which model of memory includes three stages: sensory store, short-
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term memory, and long-term memory?: Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory
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5.In which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development do children develop a
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bstract thinking?: Formal operational ji ji ji
6.What did Chomsky discover about the cognitive development of language i
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n babies and young children?: Language is acquired through a natural prope
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nsity for learning language. ji ji ji
7.What is the purpose of crystallized intelligence with regard to cognition?: -
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For gaining knowledge
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8.Which sub-domain of cognitive psychology focuses on the conditions un-
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der which new information is acquired?: Learning
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9.What is the role of dendrites in the brain?: To receive signals from oth
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er neuronsji
10.How does a neuron transmit a signal after a neural impulse travels the l
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ength of the axon?: By releasing a neurotransmitter
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11.If brain damage occurs in the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex, how
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will cognitive ability suffer?: The damage will affect the ability to compre
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hend language. ji
12.When is structural connectivity present in the brain?: When communicatio
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n between two areas occurs by neural pathways
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13.How does mental imagery improve memory according to Paivio's re-
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search?: By pairing words that are concrete nouns
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14.How does propositional representation describe the relationship between
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objects in mental imagery?: It emphasizes the descriptive characteristics of
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an image.
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15.Daniel tells a story of a visit to a large waterfall and remembers that the li
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ght refracted off of the spray of the water to create rainbows.
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How does Daniel re- ji ji ji
experience this visit?: By using visual imagery to imagine the falls. ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
16.How is the method of loci used to improve memory?: By visualizing items i
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n different spatial locations
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, D570: EOC quizzes & Tes ji ji ji ji
ts
17.What is a lexicon within cognitive psychology?: A lexicon is made of store
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d entries for all the words we know and is similar to a mental dictionary.
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18.What did Rayner and Duffy discover about fixation times?: Fixation time
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s are longer for low-frequency words.
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19.How does syntactic coordination help establish common ground?: It helps
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people coordinate their grammatical statements during conversation.
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20.How does the constraint- ji ji ji
based approach explain how humans understand language?: By parsing sent
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ences and not only using syntactic influences
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21.Where are spatial representations of an image held?: In a specific location
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22.How are propositional representations formed: As an equation or stateme
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t
23.How is the visual cortex organized?: As a topographic map
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24.How does the pegword technique assist in memory?: By placing objects wit
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h a concrete word
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25.Which term did Wundt's theoretic approach use regarding sensations?: -
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Structuralism
26.What is the second stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory?: Pre-
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operational
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27.Which theory was developed by Piaget?: Four Stage Theory ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
28.What is defined as intelligence that refers to information processing abili-
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ties?: Fluid
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29.Which aspect of lifespan development examines language?: Cognitive
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30.Which subdomain of cognition describes solving problems of information
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overload?: Attention ji
31.Which specialized area of the temporal lobe allows a person to identify s
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omeone familiar in a crowded room?: Fusiform face area
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32.What is an example of localization of function in the brain?: An area in the
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
temporal lobe is responsible for recognizing faces. ji ji ji ji ji ji
33.Which lobe integrates sensory information and uses it to guide behavior?-
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: Frontal
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34.What are neurons that respond to specific visual properties called?: Fea-
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ture detectors
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35.Which lobe of the brain contains areas associated with facial recognition, o
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bject recognition, and language acquisition?: Temporal
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36.Which term refers to a person's knowledge of what words mean, how they s
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ound, and how they are used in relation to other words?: Lexicon
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37.What is meant by given information in the given- ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
new contract?: Information that the listener already knows
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, D570: EOC quizzes & Tes
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ts
38.What is an example of lexical ambiguity?: The word "light" has more than o
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ne meaning.ji
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ts
1.Which term refers to Ebbinghaus's finding that relearning lists of syllables t
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
akes less time than the original session?: Savings curve
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
2.What did Watson suggest that psychologists study when using a stimu-
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
lus-response approach?: Behavior
ji ji ji
3.Which experimental framework was inspired by artificial intelligence and
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
sought to study mental processes either in stages or as sequential mental o
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perations?: Information processing ji ji
4.Which model of memory includes three stages: sensory store, short-
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
term memory, and long-term memory?: Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
5.In which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development do children develop a
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
bstract thinking?: Formal operational ji ji ji
6.What did Chomsky discover about the cognitive development of language i
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n babies and young children?: Language is acquired through a natural prope
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nsity for learning language. ji ji ji
7.What is the purpose of crystallized intelligence with regard to cognition?: -
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For gaining knowledge
ji ji
8.Which sub-domain of cognitive psychology focuses on the conditions un-
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der which new information is acquired?: Learning
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
9.What is the role of dendrites in the brain?: To receive signals from oth
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er neuronsji
10.How does a neuron transmit a signal after a neural impulse travels the l
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ength of the axon?: By releasing a neurotransmitter
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11.If brain damage occurs in the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex, how
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
will cognitive ability suffer?: The damage will affect the ability to compre
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
hend language. ji
12.When is structural connectivity present in the brain?: When communicatio
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n between two areas occurs by neural pathways
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
13.How does mental imagery improve memory according to Paivio's re-
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
search?: By pairing words that are concrete nouns
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
14.How does propositional representation describe the relationship between
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
objects in mental imagery?: It emphasizes the descriptive characteristics of
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
an image.
ji ji
15.Daniel tells a story of a visit to a large waterfall and remembers that the li
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
ght refracted off of the spray of the water to create rainbows.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
How does Daniel re- ji ji ji
experience this visit?: By using visual imagery to imagine the falls. ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
16.How is the method of loci used to improve memory?: By visualizing items i
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
n different spatial locations
ji ji ji
1ji/
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, D570: EOC quizzes & Tes ji ji ji ji
ts
17.What is a lexicon within cognitive psychology?: A lexicon is made of store
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
d entries for all the words we know and is similar to a mental dictionary.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
18.What did Rayner and Duffy discover about fixation times?: Fixation time
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
s are longer for low-frequency words.
ji ji ji ji ji
19.How does syntactic coordination help establish common ground?: It helps
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
people coordinate their grammatical statements during conversation.
ji ji ji ji ji ji
20.How does the constraint- ji ji ji
based approach explain how humans understand language?: By parsing sent
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
ences and not only using syntactic influences
ji ji ji ji ji ji
21.Where are spatial representations of an image held?: In a specific location
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
22.How are propositional representations formed: As an equation or stateme
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t
23.How is the visual cortex organized?: As a topographic map
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
24.How does the pegword technique assist in memory?: By placing objects wit
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
h a concrete word
ji ji ji
25.Which term did Wundt's theoretic approach use regarding sensations?: -
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
Structuralism
26.What is the second stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory?: Pre-
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operational
ji
27.Which theory was developed by Piaget?: Four Stage Theory ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
28.What is defined as intelligence that refers to information processing abili-
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
ties?: Fluid
ji ji
29.Which aspect of lifespan development examines language?: Cognitive
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
30.Which subdomain of cognition describes solving problems of information
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
overload?: Attention ji
31.Which specialized area of the temporal lobe allows a person to identify s
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
omeone familiar in a crowded room?: Fusiform face area
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
32.What is an example of localization of function in the brain?: An area in the
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
temporal lobe is responsible for recognizing faces. ji ji ji ji ji ji
33.Which lobe integrates sensory information and uses it to guide behavior?-
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: Frontal
ji
34.What are neurons that respond to specific visual properties called?: Fea-
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ture detectors
ji ji
35.Which lobe of the brain contains areas associated with facial recognition, o
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
bject recognition, and language acquisition?: Temporal
ji ji ji ji ji
36.Which term refers to a person's knowledge of what words mean, how they s
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
ound, and how they are used in relation to other words?: Lexicon
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37.What is meant by given information in the given- ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
new contract?: Information that the listener already knows
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2ji/
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, D570: EOC quizzes & Tes
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ts
38.What is an example of lexical ambiguity?: The word "light" has more than o
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ne meaning.ji
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