COGPSYCH Midterms

a. Dialectic

It is a developmental process whereby ideas  over time through back-and-forth exchange of ideas

a. Dialectic

b. Conflict theory

c. Cognitive neuroscience

d. Theory

c. Empiricist

Philosophy is for rationalist while physiology is for

a. Structuralist

b. Functionalist

c. Empiricist

d. Behaviorist

d. Statistical significance

It indicates the likelihood that a given set of results would be obtained if only chance factors were in operation.

a. Standard deviation

b. Mean

c. Mode

d. Statistical significance

a. confounding variable

These are a type of irrelevant variable that has been left uncontrolled in a study.

a. Confounding variable

b. Independent variable

c. Dependent variable

d. Correlation coefficient

b. Nature versus nurture

 Maria and Robin was talking about whether intelligence is inherited or learned, They are

talking about

a. Structures versus processes

b. Nature versus nurture

c. Domain generality versus domain specificity

d. Applied versus basic research

a. Gray

What is the color of the exterior part of the brain?

a. Gray

b. Black

c. White

d. Pink

c. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

It is a neuroimaging technique that uses magnetic fields to construct a detailed representation in three dimensions of levels of activity in various parts of the brain at a given moment in time.

a. Magnetic resonance imaging

b. Electroencephalograms (EEGs)

c. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

d. single-cell recordings

d. Strokes

It occurs when the flow of blood to the brain undergoes a sudden disruption 

a. Open-head injuries 

b. Close-head injuries

c. Seizures 

d. Strokes 

a. Open-head injuries

It is a type of injury where the skull does not remain intact but rather is penetrated, for example, by a bullet 

a. Open-head injuries 

b. Tumor

c. Close-head injuries 

d. Seizures 

d. Cognition

It occurs when this information is used to determine further goals.

a. Perception

b. Insight

c. Vision

d. Cognition 

d. Dorsal pathway

 It is responsible for processing location and motor information 

a. Ventral pathway

b. Caudal pathway

c. Rostral Pathway

d. Dorsal pathway 

a. recognition-by-components (RBC) theory

In this idea, we quickly recognize objects by observing the edges of them and then decomposing the objects into geons 

a. recognition-by-components (RBC) theory 

b. object-centered representation 

c. viewer-centered representation

d. constructive perception 

c. Prosopagnosia

 It is the inability to recognize faces-- implies damage to the configurational system

a. Agnosia

b. Apraxia

c. Prosopagnosia 

d. Analgesia 

b. Binocular depth cues

It is based on the receipt of sensory information in three dimensions from both eyes 

a. Monocular depth cues

b. Binocular depth cues

c. Shape constancy

d. Size constancy 

a. Attention

It is the means by which we actively select and process a limited amount of information from all of the information captured by our senses, our stored memories; and our other cognitive processes. 

a. Attention 

b. Consciousness

c. Signal detection 

d. Vigilance 

c. Feature search 

This is a kind of search wherein we look for just one fcature (c.g, color, shape, or size) that makes our search object different from all others

a. conjunction search

b. Vigilance

c. Feature search 

d. Distracters 

d. Change blindness

It is an inability to detect changes in objects or scenes that are being viewed

a. Inattentional blindness  

b. Orienting 

c. Arousal

d. Change blindness 

a. Automatization 

 It is the process by which a procedure changes from being highly conscious to being relatively automatic.

a. Automatization  

b. Slips

c. Priming

d. Executive Attention 

b. Tip-of-the-tongue

Maria was talking to a friend and she can't recall the term for the psychological process that she was describing. What is Maria experiencing? 

a. Slips Priming

b. Tip-of-the-tongue

c. Priming

d. Blindsight phenomenon 

a. Attenuation Model

This model states that instead of blocking out stimuli, the filter merely weakens the strength of all stimuli other than the target stimulus 

a. Attenuation Model

b. Selective Filter Model  

c. Late-Filler Model  

d. Farly Filter Model

c. Signal-detection Theory

It is a framework to explain how people pick out the important stimuli embedded in a wealth of irrelevant distracting stimuli. It is often used to measure sensitivity to a target’s presence. 

a. Instance theory

b. Similarity theory

c. Signal-detection Theory

d. Selective Filter Model 

c. Executive Attention 

Mario is planning for his Holy Week activities. He used his google calendar to plan specific activities and to be reminded of the deadlines, self-imposed and of the teacher. What is Mario using in this example? 

a. Orienting

b. Alerting

c. Executive Attention 

d. Alerting 

b. Divided attention

 In this main function, we engage in more than one task 8 times, and we shift our attentional resources to allocate them as needed. Signal detection Selective attention

a. Selective attention 

b. Divided attention 

c. Signal Detection

d. Search

a. Encoding > Storage > Retrieval

What is the sequence of memory as a process? 

a. Encoding > Storage > Retrieval

b. Encoding > Rehearsal > Retrieval

c. Encoding > Retrieval > Storage 

d. Encoding > Rehearsal > Storage 

d. Absent-mindedness 

Ana was studying for her final exam in Cognitive Psychology and she went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. Then she realized that her glass is still full because she filled it 5 minutes ago. Ana manifests

a. Blocking 

b. Persistence

c. Transience 

d. Absent-mindedness

d. Accessibility 

The presence of information stored in long-term memory is available while the degree  to which we can gain access to the available information is for 

a. Flashbulb memory 

b. autobiographical memory

c. Parallel processing 

d. Accessibility 

a. Distributed practice

Lenard makes sure that he studies, reviews, and answers practice questions daily in order to retain as much leamings in his memory. Lenard is using 

a. Distributed practice 

b. Massed practice

c. Metacognition  

d. Accessibility 

c. Mnemonist

Love can demonstrate extraordinarily keen memory ability, usually based using S special techniques for memory enhancement. She is a

a. Encoder 

b. Neuroscientist

c. Mnemonist 

d. Gifted person 

b. Recall

Cesar participated in a psychology experiment and he was asked to say words that he was exposed to. The task given to him involves 

a. Recognition

b. Recall

c. Implicit memory

d. Sensory store ll