PSY 252 DELOSH EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
Which of the following is true of the distinction between neuroscience and
cognitive psychology?
A. Neuroscience is analogous to a computer expert describing a computer at the
level of the electronic components, and cognitive psychology is analogous to a
computer expert describing a computer at the level of the software
B. studies using a neuroscientific approach include the collection of physiological
data, studies using a cognitive approach only include the collection of behavioral
data
C. Cognitive psychology adopts an empirical approach, neuroscience does not
D. A and B
E. All of the above - ANSWER A & B
Which of the following is true of experiments?
A. Unlike non-experimental methods like surveys, case studies, and naturalistic
studies, they involve empirical methods.
B. Unlike non-experimental methods like surveys, case studies, and naturalistic
studies, they involve the manipulation of a factor of interest.
C. Unlike non-experimental methods like surveys, case studies, and naturalistic
studies, you can infer causation.
D. B and C
E. All of the above - ANSWER B & C
Which of the following is consistent with the all-or-none processing explanation of
dichotic listening results?
,A. MacKay's finding that words presented in the unattended message bias the
interpretation of the attended message.
B. Treisman's finding that participants follow a meaningful sentence from the
attended channel to the unattended channel while shadowing.
C. Moray's finding that participants often report their names when presented in the
unattended channel.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER None of the Above
Which of the following is an appropriate conclusion based on what you've learned
this week?
A. Perceiving something from the environment requires that it be picked up by our
sensory system *and* that our mind is receptive to it.
B. We can be influenced by something in the environment even if we have no
awareness of it having occurred.
C. We can be looking directly at something, yet fail to detect and report it.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER A
Which of the following is true of driving while talking on a cell phone?
A. If a driver has extensive practice and experience so that driving has become
more automatic, they no longer show a decrement in driving while talking on a cell
phone.
B. The decrement in driving while talking on a cell phone is primarily due to
physical incompatibilities so that the handless operation of cell phones largely
eliminates the driving decrement.
C. Driving while talking on a cell phone produces a decrement similar to that of
in-car conversations.
D. The decrement in driving performance while talking on a cell phone is as bad as
, driving at the legal limit of alcohol use.
E. All of the above - ANSWER D
Distinguish the study of mind from the study of brain - ANSWER Study of Mind
(Cognitive Psychology)
Study of Brain (Neuroscience)
Study of Mind - ANSWER Cognitive Psychology
› Study of mental processes
› Abstract, conceptual description
Study of Brain - ANSWER Neuroscience (Cognitive neuroscience, physiological
psychology)
› Study of physiological processes
› Brain structures and behaviour
› Brain development and behaviour
Describe what is meant by different levels of analysis. - ANSWER Study of Mind
›Talks about what a computer does, the different functions or user level
Study of Brain
› Describes underlying electronic components involved.
Distinguish philosophical and scientific approaches to the study of mind. -
ANSWER Philosophical Approach's
› Intuition
› Personal insight
› Logic & reasoning
Scientific Approaches
ANSWERS
Which of the following is true of the distinction between neuroscience and
cognitive psychology?
A. Neuroscience is analogous to a computer expert describing a computer at the
level of the electronic components, and cognitive psychology is analogous to a
computer expert describing a computer at the level of the software
B. studies using a neuroscientific approach include the collection of physiological
data, studies using a cognitive approach only include the collection of behavioral
data
C. Cognitive psychology adopts an empirical approach, neuroscience does not
D. A and B
E. All of the above - ANSWER A & B
Which of the following is true of experiments?
A. Unlike non-experimental methods like surveys, case studies, and naturalistic
studies, they involve empirical methods.
B. Unlike non-experimental methods like surveys, case studies, and naturalistic
studies, they involve the manipulation of a factor of interest.
C. Unlike non-experimental methods like surveys, case studies, and naturalistic
studies, you can infer causation.
D. B and C
E. All of the above - ANSWER B & C
Which of the following is consistent with the all-or-none processing explanation of
dichotic listening results?
,A. MacKay's finding that words presented in the unattended message bias the
interpretation of the attended message.
B. Treisman's finding that participants follow a meaningful sentence from the
attended channel to the unattended channel while shadowing.
C. Moray's finding that participants often report their names when presented in the
unattended channel.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER None of the Above
Which of the following is an appropriate conclusion based on what you've learned
this week?
A. Perceiving something from the environment requires that it be picked up by our
sensory system *and* that our mind is receptive to it.
B. We can be influenced by something in the environment even if we have no
awareness of it having occurred.
C. We can be looking directly at something, yet fail to detect and report it.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER A
Which of the following is true of driving while talking on a cell phone?
A. If a driver has extensive practice and experience so that driving has become
more automatic, they no longer show a decrement in driving while talking on a cell
phone.
B. The decrement in driving while talking on a cell phone is primarily due to
physical incompatibilities so that the handless operation of cell phones largely
eliminates the driving decrement.
C. Driving while talking on a cell phone produces a decrement similar to that of
in-car conversations.
D. The decrement in driving performance while talking on a cell phone is as bad as
, driving at the legal limit of alcohol use.
E. All of the above - ANSWER D
Distinguish the study of mind from the study of brain - ANSWER Study of Mind
(Cognitive Psychology)
Study of Brain (Neuroscience)
Study of Mind - ANSWER Cognitive Psychology
› Study of mental processes
› Abstract, conceptual description
Study of Brain - ANSWER Neuroscience (Cognitive neuroscience, physiological
psychology)
› Study of physiological processes
› Brain structures and behaviour
› Brain development and behaviour
Describe what is meant by different levels of analysis. - ANSWER Study of Mind
›Talks about what a computer does, the different functions or user level
Study of Brain
› Describes underlying electronic components involved.
Distinguish philosophical and scientific approaches to the study of mind. -
ANSWER Philosophical Approach's
› Intuition
› Personal insight
› Logic & reasoning
Scientific Approaches
