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This study set covers Cognitive Psychology through
18 practice questions.
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Advanced Cognitive Psychology Concepts study set below.
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1
According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory, which component is responsible for holding and manipulating information for short periods?
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A
Sensory Memory
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B
Long-Term Memory
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C
Working Memory
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D
Implicit Memory
2
Which cognitive bias is characterized by the tendency to overestimate the likelihood of events that are more easily recalled, often due to their vividness or recency?
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Confirmation Bias
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B
Anchoring Bias
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C
Availability Heuristic
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D
Hindsight Bias
3
The concept of 'chunking' in memory research refers to the process of:
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Rehearsing information repeatedly
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B
Organizing discrete pieces of information into larger, meaningful units
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Associating new information with existing knowledge
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D
Retrieving information from long-term storage
4
In the field of perception, the 'feature integration theory' proposes that:
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We perceive objects based solely on their salient features
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Visual perception is a two-stage process involving pre-attentive and focal attention
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C
Color perception is determined by the wavelength of light
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D
Depth perception is solely reliant on binocular cues
5
The 'tip-of-the-tongue' phenomenon, where a person feels they know a word but cannot recall it, is most closely associated with which memory process?
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Encoding failure
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B
Storage decay
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C
Retrieval failure
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D
Consolidation disruption
6
Which of the following is a key characteristic of 'procedural memory'?
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It stores factual information and personal experiences
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B
It is easily verbalized and consciously recalled
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C
It involves skills and habits, often performed automatically
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D
It is fragile and susceptible to rapid forgetting
7
The 'stroop effect' demonstrates interference in reaction time when the name of a color (e.g., 'blue', 'red') is printed in a color that is not denoted by the word (e.g., the word 'blue' printed in red ink). This is often used to study:
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Selective attention and inhibition
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B
Working memory capacity
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C
Long-term potentiation
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D
Implicit learning
8
According to Chomsky's theory of language acquisition, humans possess an innate 'language acquisition device' (LAD), which suggests that:
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Children learn language solely through imitation
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The capacity for language is biologically predisposed
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C
Grammatical rules are learned entirely from environmental input
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D
Language development is a slow and gradual process from birth
9
Problem-solving strategies like 'means-end analysis' involve:
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Randomly trying different solutions
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B
Breaking down a problem into smaller, manageable subgoals
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C
Focusing on the overall outcome without intermediate steps
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D
Using past experiences to solve similar problems
10
The 'illusory correlation' describes the tendency to perceive a relationship between two variables when none exists, or to overestimate the strength of a relationship that does exist. This is often seen in:
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Stereotype formation
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Object recognition
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C
Decision-making under uncertainty
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D
Motor skill acquisition
11
In cognitive neuroscience, fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is a technique primarily used to:
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Measure the electrical activity of the brain
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B
Identify the precise location of brain damage
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C
Detect changes in blood flow, indicating neural activity
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D
Stimulate specific brain regions non-invasively
12
The 'levels of processing' theory of memory suggests that recall is better when information is:
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Encoded superficially
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B
Encoded at a deeper, semantic level
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C
Repeated many times without meaning
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D
Learned in a noisy environment
13
What is the primary function of the prefrontal cortex in cognition?
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Processing visual information
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B
Regulating emotions and social behaviour
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C
Executing higher-level cognitive functions like planning and decision-making
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D
Consolidating emotional memories
14
The 'representativeness heuristic' leads individuals to judge the probability of an event based on:
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How easily examples come to mind
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B
How similar it is to a typical case
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C
The availability of information
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D
Past personal experiences
15
Kahneman and Tversky's research on 'prospect theory' introduced the concept that people make decisions based on potential gains and losses, often exhibiting:
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Risk-neutrality
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Loss aversion
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C
Utility maximization
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D
Rational choice theory
16
The 'McGurk effect' is a perceptual phenomenon that demonstrates the strong influence of which sense on auditory perception?
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Smell
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B
Touch
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C
Taste
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D
Vision
17
The concept of 'schema' in cognitive psychology refers to:
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A specific memory of an event
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A mental framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information
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C
A novel solution to a problem
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D
A brief, sensory recording of stimuli
18
Which type of amnesia is characterized by the inability to form new memories after the onset of the amnesia?
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Retrograde Amnesia
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B
Dissociative Amnesia
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C
Anterograde Amnesia
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D
Transient Global Amnesia
