PSYCH 2010 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027
Because psychology forms hypotheses about processes that cannot be observed directly, it relies on
_____ methods to describe the behaviors on _______ methods to describe the behaviors that can be
observed. - Answers both transcendental and inferential
Memory performance on a span task is typically reduced when the participant has to perform
concurrent articulation. This is due to - Answers subvocalization
Which of the following is a similarity between psychology and physics - Answers both do not allow for
direct observation of the causes of phenomena
both base their theories on objective, quantifiable data
both these their theories using the scientific method
Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the working-memory system? - Answers working memory is a
single entity with virtually no peripheral mechanisms
The famous psychologist Edward Titchener claimed to have identified and catalogue served nearly
10,000 sensations that he observed within himself. What method best describes his approach? -
Answers introspection
A psychologist who adheres to the behaviorist school of thought would most likely attribute someone
being afraid of a spider to: - Answers a learned behavior in response to specific environmental triggers
Modern cognitive psychology is primarily concerned with which of the following? - Answers how we
think
what we know
what we remember
If stimulating an area of the brain causes a behavior and disabling it with TMS prevents the behavior,
then that area is _____ for that behavior - Answers necessary and sufficient
Which of the following methodologies foes not measure brain activity or structure - Answers
transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
Which of the following is the clinical term to describe a disturbance in the initiation or organization of
voluntary action? - Answers apraxia
A central problem in Capgras syndrome seems to be a difficulty with: - Answers an emotional analysis of
faces
the parietal lobe, frontal lobe, temporal lobe, and occipital lobe
In one study, investigators monitored activity levels in a brain area (the FFA) that seems particularly
responsive to pictures of faces, and another area (the PPA), which seems particularly responsive to
pictures of places. Their data showed that: - Answers brain activity in these two regions depended on
what the person was consciously perceiving and not just what the stimulus was
, Many subcortical structures, such as the hippocampus and amygdala, come in groups of two. Why? -
Answers it has to do with lateralization
The word banana appears on the left screen, and the spilt-brain patient is told to use her left hand to
select the object named on the screen. Will she be able to fetch the banana? - Answers Yes
The word banana appears on the left screen, and the spilt-brain patient is told to use her right hand to
select the object named on the screen. Will she able to fetch the banana - Answers No
The word banana appears on the right screen, and the spilt-brain patient is told house her left hand to
select the object named on the screen. Will she able to fetch the banana? - Answers no
The word banana appears on the right screen, and the spilt brain patient is told to use her right hand to
select the object named on the screen. Will she be able to fetch the banana - Answers Yes
The "recognition-via-multiple views" approach to object recognition is also known as _____ recognition.
- Answers viewpoint-independent
When Betty (an English speaker) is shown strings of letters tachistoscopically, they are over regularized
to follow the rules of common English spelling. This is because: - Answers of a lifetime of strengthening
the bigram detectors for common English letter pairs.
Which of the following is evidence for a feature theory of perception - Answers the visual system is
specialized, with cells that detect single features
The use of geons is associated with: - Answers the recognition-by-components (RBC) model
The process we call perception involves our eyes sensing objects in the world and our brain interpreting
the information that our eyes sense. Keeping this definition in mind, which of the following is a true
statement about the Ponzo Illusion? - Answers The brain leads us to perceive something that is not
actually true.
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the deficits of someone with
prosopagnosia? - Answers "I see faces, but I can never be sure of the identity of a person based on his or
her face"
A region of the ______ in the right hemisphere shows heightened activity levels when a person
perceives upright faces. - Answers fusiform gyrus
In the absence of attention, - Answers stimuli may be consciously perceived but can still have an
influence on the perceiver.
Which of the following is a failure of selective attention? - Answers While you are working on your
problem set in the living room, you are thrown off track when your sister changes your favorite radio
station
According to most current thinking, what process is impaired (in the affected half of space) in patients
with unilateral neglect syndrome? - Answers disengaging attention from its current focus
Which statement about visual attention is LEAST accurate? - Answers The only way to point to a place is
to point our eyes in that direction
Because psychology forms hypotheses about processes that cannot be observed directly, it relies on
_____ methods to describe the behaviors on _______ methods to describe the behaviors that can be
observed. - Answers both transcendental and inferential
Memory performance on a span task is typically reduced when the participant has to perform
concurrent articulation. This is due to - Answers subvocalization
Which of the following is a similarity between psychology and physics - Answers both do not allow for
direct observation of the causes of phenomena
both base their theories on objective, quantifiable data
both these their theories using the scientific method
Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the working-memory system? - Answers working memory is a
single entity with virtually no peripheral mechanisms
The famous psychologist Edward Titchener claimed to have identified and catalogue served nearly
10,000 sensations that he observed within himself. What method best describes his approach? -
Answers introspection
A psychologist who adheres to the behaviorist school of thought would most likely attribute someone
being afraid of a spider to: - Answers a learned behavior in response to specific environmental triggers
Modern cognitive psychology is primarily concerned with which of the following? - Answers how we
think
what we know
what we remember
If stimulating an area of the brain causes a behavior and disabling it with TMS prevents the behavior,
then that area is _____ for that behavior - Answers necessary and sufficient
Which of the following methodologies foes not measure brain activity or structure - Answers
transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
Which of the following is the clinical term to describe a disturbance in the initiation or organization of
voluntary action? - Answers apraxia
A central problem in Capgras syndrome seems to be a difficulty with: - Answers an emotional analysis of
faces
the parietal lobe, frontal lobe, temporal lobe, and occipital lobe
In one study, investigators monitored activity levels in a brain area (the FFA) that seems particularly
responsive to pictures of faces, and another area (the PPA), which seems particularly responsive to
pictures of places. Their data showed that: - Answers brain activity in these two regions depended on
what the person was consciously perceiving and not just what the stimulus was
, Many subcortical structures, such as the hippocampus and amygdala, come in groups of two. Why? -
Answers it has to do with lateralization
The word banana appears on the left screen, and the spilt-brain patient is told to use her left hand to
select the object named on the screen. Will she be able to fetch the banana? - Answers Yes
The word banana appears on the left screen, and the spilt-brain patient is told to use her right hand to
select the object named on the screen. Will she able to fetch the banana - Answers No
The word banana appears on the right screen, and the spilt-brain patient is told house her left hand to
select the object named on the screen. Will she able to fetch the banana? - Answers no
The word banana appears on the right screen, and the spilt brain patient is told to use her right hand to
select the object named on the screen. Will she be able to fetch the banana - Answers Yes
The "recognition-via-multiple views" approach to object recognition is also known as _____ recognition.
- Answers viewpoint-independent
When Betty (an English speaker) is shown strings of letters tachistoscopically, they are over regularized
to follow the rules of common English spelling. This is because: - Answers of a lifetime of strengthening
the bigram detectors for common English letter pairs.
Which of the following is evidence for a feature theory of perception - Answers the visual system is
specialized, with cells that detect single features
The use of geons is associated with: - Answers the recognition-by-components (RBC) model
The process we call perception involves our eyes sensing objects in the world and our brain interpreting
the information that our eyes sense. Keeping this definition in mind, which of the following is a true
statement about the Ponzo Illusion? - Answers The brain leads us to perceive something that is not
actually true.
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the deficits of someone with
prosopagnosia? - Answers "I see faces, but I can never be sure of the identity of a person based on his or
her face"
A region of the ______ in the right hemisphere shows heightened activity levels when a person
perceives upright faces. - Answers fusiform gyrus
In the absence of attention, - Answers stimuli may be consciously perceived but can still have an
influence on the perceiver.
Which of the following is a failure of selective attention? - Answers While you are working on your
problem set in the living room, you are thrown off track when your sister changes your favorite radio
station
According to most current thinking, what process is impaired (in the affected half of space) in patients
with unilateral neglect syndrome? - Answers disengaging attention from its current focus
Which statement about visual attention is LEAST accurate? - Answers The only way to point to a place is
to point our eyes in that direction
