Examtests with the 2nd edition of Cognitive Psychology by Goldstein & Van Hooff

What is cognitive neuroscience? - ExamTests 2

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Question 1

What do cognitive neuropsychologists conclude from the occurrence of a 'double dissociation' between two cognitive functions?

1. The two cognitive functions are carried out by the same brain structure.
2. The two cognitive functions are carried out by the same brain structure, but by different parts of it.
3. The two cognitive functions are performed by two separate but dependent brain structures.
4. The two cognitive functions are performed by two separate and independently operating brain structures.

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Question 1

D. The two cognitive functions are performed by two separate and independently operating brain structures.

What is attention? - ExamTests 4

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Question 1

Broadbent's model for visual attention contains a decision channel with limited processing capacity. What inspired this idea of ​​limited capacity?

1. Computer and telecommunication technology.
2. Visual attention of animals.
3. Filtering coffee.
4. The memory card of a camera.

Question 2

What is not a feature of 'automatic' (versus 'controlled') processing of stimuli?

1. Automatic processing is an unconscious process.
2. Automatic processing can occur when reading.
3. Automatic processing is serial.
4. Automatic processing is not part of the Stroop task.

Question 3

Which statement is correct?

I. According to the 'late selection model' of Deutsch and Deutsch, selection only takes place at the level of the response.
II. According to Broadbent's early selection model, selection takes place early on the basis of mental characteristics,

1. Statement I and II are both correct.
2. Statement I is correct, statement II is incorrect.
3. Statement I is incorrect, statement II is correct.
4. Statement I and II are both incorrect.

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Question 1

A. Computer and telecommunication technology.

Question 2

C. Automatic processing is serial.

Question 3

B. Statement I is correct, statement II is incorrect.

What are short-term memory and working memory? - ExamTests 5

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Question 1

What is the best estimate of working memory capacity?

1. 2 to 3 items.
2. 3 to 5 items.
3. 5 to 9 items.
4. 5 to 10 items.

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C. 5 to 9 items.

What is the structure of long-term memory? - ExamTests 6

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Question 1

In a test, the assignment is to complete the letters l-c-m-t-e into a complete word. The chance that this will succeed is greater if one has read the word 'locomotive' some time before (the 'repetition-priming' effect). This probability is:

1. Independent of being able to remember or recognize the word.
2. Independent of the presence of a visual stimulus.
3. Independent of the number of firing neurons in the brain.
4. None of the above answers is correct.

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A. Independent of being able to remember or recognize the word.

What is language? - ExamTests 11

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Question 1

Confusion often arises at the end of 'garden path' sentences, such as 'the horse fell racing past the shed'. What is this confusion evidence for?

1. The 'immediacy principle' in the syntactic decomposition of a sentence.
2. Incorrect use of 'parsing'.
3. Chomsky's distinction between 'competence' and 'performance' in the syntactic analysis of sentences.
4. Halliday and Hasan's 'cohesive devices'.

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Question 1

A. The 'immediacy principle' in the syntactic decomposition of a sentence.

What is problem solving? - ExamTests 12

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Question 1

What has Gestalt psychology mainly engaged in?

1. 'Laws' in grouping elements in the visual field.
2. 'Laws' in grouping elements in the auditory field.
3. 'Laws' in grouping brain structures.
4. 'Laws' in grouping auditory and visual information.

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Question 1

A. 'Laws' in grouping elements in the visual field.