Cognitive Psychology - 2023 Midterm
Which of the following individual's is most likely to be a cognitive psychologist?
a. A researcher who studies language processing and memory
b. A therapist licenced in cognitive behavioral therapy
c. A junior high counselor who does intelligence testing
d. A researcher who studies how personality influences human development - ✔✔ correct answer a. A
researcher who studies language processing and memory
Which of the following statements best describes the emergence of cognitive psychology as a field?
a. Cognitive psychology was developed as a field by many researchers and interdisciplinary research
fields
b. Cognitive psychology was developed in direct response to American Behaviorism
c. Cognitive psychology was invented by Ulric Neisser - ✔✔ correct answer a. Cognitive psychology was
developed as a field by many researchers and interdisciplinary research fields
Noria has a couple of amazing talents! She can pat her head and rub her stomach easily. She can also
transcribe fairy tales while doing mental math problems. Imagine that historical figures that contributed
to the field of cognitive psychology can travel through time and study Noria. Who would be most excited
to make the trip?
a. Mingmei from China
b. Aarohi from India
c. Faisal from Western Asia & North Africa
d. Santos from Greece - ✔✔ correct answer a. Mingmei from China
A personality test is an example of what kind of behavioral method?
a. self-report
b. reaction time
c. accuracy
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d. psychophysics - ✔✔ correct answer a. self-report
Jacinda is examining her eye movement data. She notices an interesting pause between when the
stimulus appears on the computer screen and when her participant's eyes begin to move. In this
example, Jacinda is examining the ______ of her participant's response.
a. latency
b. accuracy
c. response time
d. speed - ✔✔ correct answer a. latency
Lester is a researcher who wants to study whether people remember more from video lectures with or
without subtitles. He shows participants a video lecture and then tests them on their memory for the
lecture to see how much they remember correctly. What behavioral method is this?
a. accuracy
b. psychophysics
c. self-report
d. reaction time - ✔✔ correct answer a. accuracy
David is studying the visual system and wants to know what neurons respond best to different shapes.
He wants to know the exact rate of firing of neurons in the occipital lobe of cats when he exposes them
to different shapes. Which physiological technique should David use?
a. single-cell recording
b. fMRI
c. EEG/ERP
d. TMS - ✔✔ correct answer a. single-cell recording
Tristan is interested in studying how the brain responds to pictures of emojis in the wrong context (such
as using a crying laughing emoji at the end of a sentence that is very sad). He wants to know changes in
, Cognitive Psychology - 2023 Midterm
electrical signals in the cortex within milliseconds of people seeing the emojis without using any invasive
procedures. What physiological technique should Tristan use?
a. EEG/ERP
b. fMRI
c. single-cell recording
d. TMS - ✔✔ correct answer a. EEG/ERP
What physiological technique requires use of surgery to implant electrodes in the brain?
a. single-cell recording
b. EEG/ERP
c. fMRI
d. TMS - ✔✔ correct answer a. single-cell recording
On Monday, Wendy suddenly became blind. On Tuesday, she couldn't taste her food anymore. On
Wednesday, she stopped being able to hear. On Thursday, she couldn't feel anything anywhere on her
body. By Friday, Wendy could only smell the world around her. Based on what you know about the brain,
Wendy's ______ is most likely being destroyed.
a. thalamus
b. hypothalamus
b. olfactory bulb
d. occipital lobe - ✔✔ correct answer a. thalamus
What factors influence the interpretation stage of the perception process?
a. all of these
b. experience
c. culture
Which of the following individual's is most likely to be a cognitive psychologist?
a. A researcher who studies language processing and memory
b. A therapist licenced in cognitive behavioral therapy
c. A junior high counselor who does intelligence testing
d. A researcher who studies how personality influences human development - ✔✔ correct answer a. A
researcher who studies language processing and memory
Which of the following statements best describes the emergence of cognitive psychology as a field?
a. Cognitive psychology was developed as a field by many researchers and interdisciplinary research
fields
b. Cognitive psychology was developed in direct response to American Behaviorism
c. Cognitive psychology was invented by Ulric Neisser - ✔✔ correct answer a. Cognitive psychology was
developed as a field by many researchers and interdisciplinary research fields
Noria has a couple of amazing talents! She can pat her head and rub her stomach easily. She can also
transcribe fairy tales while doing mental math problems. Imagine that historical figures that contributed
to the field of cognitive psychology can travel through time and study Noria. Who would be most excited
to make the trip?
a. Mingmei from China
b. Aarohi from India
c. Faisal from Western Asia & North Africa
d. Santos from Greece - ✔✔ correct answer a. Mingmei from China
A personality test is an example of what kind of behavioral method?
a. self-report
b. reaction time
c. accuracy
,Cognitive Psychology - 2023 Midterm
d. psychophysics - ✔✔ correct answer a. self-report
Jacinda is examining her eye movement data. She notices an interesting pause between when the
stimulus appears on the computer screen and when her participant's eyes begin to move. In this
example, Jacinda is examining the ______ of her participant's response.
a. latency
b. accuracy
c. response time
d. speed - ✔✔ correct answer a. latency
Lester is a researcher who wants to study whether people remember more from video lectures with or
without subtitles. He shows participants a video lecture and then tests them on their memory for the
lecture to see how much they remember correctly. What behavioral method is this?
a. accuracy
b. psychophysics
c. self-report
d. reaction time - ✔✔ correct answer a. accuracy
David is studying the visual system and wants to know what neurons respond best to different shapes.
He wants to know the exact rate of firing of neurons in the occipital lobe of cats when he exposes them
to different shapes. Which physiological technique should David use?
a. single-cell recording
b. fMRI
c. EEG/ERP
d. TMS - ✔✔ correct answer a. single-cell recording
Tristan is interested in studying how the brain responds to pictures of emojis in the wrong context (such
as using a crying laughing emoji at the end of a sentence that is very sad). He wants to know changes in
, Cognitive Psychology - 2023 Midterm
electrical signals in the cortex within milliseconds of people seeing the emojis without using any invasive
procedures. What physiological technique should Tristan use?
a. EEG/ERP
b. fMRI
c. single-cell recording
d. TMS - ✔✔ correct answer a. EEG/ERP
What physiological technique requires use of surgery to implant electrodes in the brain?
a. single-cell recording
b. EEG/ERP
c. fMRI
d. TMS - ✔✔ correct answer a. single-cell recording
On Monday, Wendy suddenly became blind. On Tuesday, she couldn't taste her food anymore. On
Wednesday, she stopped being able to hear. On Thursday, she couldn't feel anything anywhere on her
body. By Friday, Wendy could only smell the world around her. Based on what you know about the brain,
Wendy's ______ is most likely being destroyed.
a. thalamus
b. hypothalamus
b. olfactory bulb
d. occipital lobe - ✔✔ correct answer a. thalamus
What factors influence the interpretation stage of the perception process?
a. all of these
b. experience
c. culture
