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psy252 final exam csu Questions
and Answer | Latest Update
2024/2025
Which of the following is the preferred method used by cognitive
psychologists to study the mind?
Experiments
Naturalistic observation
Case studies
Intuition and personal insight
~~> Experiments
True or False: Provided that an event is detected by our sensory receptors, it
will be identified and given meaning.
~~> False
Which of the following results shows that the processing of meaning in the
attended vs. unattended ear is NOT all or none?
All of the answers shown here are correct.
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Moray's finding that subjects sometimes report their name when it's presented
in the unattended ear.
Treisman's finding that subjects will follow a meaningful message over to the
unattended ear while shadowing.
MacKay's finding that words presented in the unattended ear bias the
interpretation of the message in the attended ear.
~~> All of the answers shown here are correct.
True or False: Research shows that the sole cause of performance tradeoffs in
a multi-tasking situation is the degree to which there is overlap in the type of
resources required.
~~> False while the overlap in the type of resources required is one factor
that can contribute to performance tradeoffs in multi-tasking, it is not the sole
cause. Other factors, such as resource competition, task complexity, task
interference, task prioritization, and individual differences, also play important
roles.
Do hand-less, voice-operated cell phone units solve the problem with driving
with cell phones?
No, it's an attention problem, which is still at issue in the case of hand-less
units.
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Yes, because drivers no longer look down at the cell phone and take their
eyes off of the road. Yes, because drivers no longer need to hold the cell
phone and take one hand off of the steering wheel.
Yes, because drivers no longer fumble with trying to press buttons and keys
on the phone.
~~> No, it's an attention problem, which is still at issue in the case of hand-
less units.
In the movie 50 First Dates, the main character (played by Drew Barrymore)
can not remember the events that happened to her the day before. This is
characterized in the movie as short term memory loss. Is the writer of this script
using the term short-term memory accurately?
~~> No
Patients with damage to the hippocampus, like HM, show deficits in long-
term retention as revealed by difficulties in remembering new information
and new events. At the same time, they show a preserved ability to learn and
retain new skills, like backward mirror tracing, over the long term. What does
this tell us?
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
psy252 final exam csu Questions
and Answer | Latest Update
2024/2025
Which of the following is the preferred method used by cognitive
psychologists to study the mind?
Experiments
Naturalistic observation
Case studies
Intuition and personal insight
~~> Experiments
True or False: Provided that an event is detected by our sensory receptors, it
will be identified and given meaning.
~~> False
Which of the following results shows that the processing of meaning in the
attended vs. unattended ear is NOT all or none?
All of the answers shown here are correct.
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
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Moray's finding that subjects sometimes report their name when it's presented
in the unattended ear.
Treisman's finding that subjects will follow a meaningful message over to the
unattended ear while shadowing.
MacKay's finding that words presented in the unattended ear bias the
interpretation of the message in the attended ear.
~~> All of the answers shown here are correct.
True or False: Research shows that the sole cause of performance tradeoffs in
a multi-tasking situation is the degree to which there is overlap in the type of
resources required.
~~> False while the overlap in the type of resources required is one factor
that can contribute to performance tradeoffs in multi-tasking, it is not the sole
cause. Other factors, such as resource competition, task complexity, task
interference, task prioritization, and individual differences, also play important
roles.
Do hand-less, voice-operated cell phone units solve the problem with driving
with cell phones?
No, it's an attention problem, which is still at issue in the case of hand-less
units.
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
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Yes, because drivers no longer look down at the cell phone and take their
eyes off of the road. Yes, because drivers no longer need to hold the cell
phone and take one hand off of the steering wheel.
Yes, because drivers no longer fumble with trying to press buttons and keys
on the phone.
~~> No, it's an attention problem, which is still at issue in the case of hand-
less units.
In the movie 50 First Dates, the main character (played by Drew Barrymore)
can not remember the events that happened to her the day before. This is
characterized in the movie as short term memory loss. Is the writer of this script
using the term short-term memory accurately?
~~> No
Patients with damage to the hippocampus, like HM, show deficits in long-
term retention as revealed by difficulties in remembering new information
and new events. At the same time, they show a preserved ability to learn and
retain new skills, like backward mirror tracing, over the long term. What does
this tell us?
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
