PSYC 230 Midterm 2025/2026 Exam
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The ability to focus on one stimulus while filtering out another stimuli is
called - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔cocktail party effect
The use of a machine that tracks the movement of one's eyes can help
reveal the shifting of one's - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔overt attention
A person's attention can be influenced by the color or movement of an
object in a scene that they are viewing. This capturing of attention is related
to - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔stimulus salience
Eye tracking software is used by researchers to determine where a person
is looking. The scanning of an image by shifting our attention from one
fixation to another is referred to as - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔overt attention
, The Stroop effect demonstrates people's inability to ignore the - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔meaning of words
Brain imaging has made it possible to - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔determine which
areas of the brain are involved in different cognitive processes
Which of the following neuro methods measure blood flow in the brain by
taking advantage of the magnetic properties of hemoglobin? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔fMRI
Which researcher studied covert attention using a procedure called
precueing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Michael Posner
Which of the following statements supports localized function of the brain? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The prefrontal cortex of the brain is associated with
decision-making
While watching your friend's eyes as they look at an old class photo, you
notice that their eyes are making, rapid jerky movements. These are called
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔saccadic eye movements
The Gestalt psychologists believed that - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔perception is
affected by experience, but built in principles can override experience
Questions and Correct Answers | New
Update
The ability to focus on one stimulus while filtering out another stimuli is
called - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔cocktail party effect
The use of a machine that tracks the movement of one's eyes can help
reveal the shifting of one's - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔overt attention
A person's attention can be influenced by the color or movement of an
object in a scene that they are viewing. This capturing of attention is related
to - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔stimulus salience
Eye tracking software is used by researchers to determine where a person
is looking. The scanning of an image by shifting our attention from one
fixation to another is referred to as - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔overt attention
, The Stroop effect demonstrates people's inability to ignore the - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔meaning of words
Brain imaging has made it possible to - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔determine which
areas of the brain are involved in different cognitive processes
Which of the following neuro methods measure blood flow in the brain by
taking advantage of the magnetic properties of hemoglobin? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔fMRI
Which researcher studied covert attention using a procedure called
precueing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Michael Posner
Which of the following statements supports localized function of the brain? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The prefrontal cortex of the brain is associated with
decision-making
While watching your friend's eyes as they look at an old class photo, you
notice that their eyes are making, rapid jerky movements. These are called
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔saccadic eye movements
The Gestalt psychologists believed that - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔perception is
affected by experience, but built in principles can override experience
