Cognitive Final
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| T/F One of the lobes of the brain is called the frontal lobe. | show 🗑
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| T/F One of the lobes of the brain is called the occipital lobe. | show 🗑
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| Identify four components of Connell's expansion of Reitan and Wolfson's model of brain-behavior | show 🗑
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| show | False, Na and K ARE important in nerve impulse trasmission.
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| Four of the seven important neurotransmitters mentioned are: | show 🗑
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| show | Embodied Cognition
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| show | True
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| Accuracy is a factor of ten measured in research on cognition. | show 🗑
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| T/F The first book titled, "Cognitive Psychology" was authored by Wilhelm Wundt | show 🗑
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| T/F B.F. Skinner rejected Behaviorism's explanation for language development. | show 🗑
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| T/F Noam Chomsky proposed language as developing from cognitive processes beyond simple reinforcement. | show 🗑
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| A common factor used in research to measure cognitive process is: | show 🗑
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| Metacognition is the term to describe learning new behaviors through classical and operant conditioning. | show 🗑
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| The aspect of the scientific method that promotes acceptance of simple over complex explanations is known as: | show 🗑
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| show | False
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| show | True
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| show | hair cells in the ears
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| show | nose
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| T/F According to the Gestalt approach to perception, objects are generally perceived as a whole | show 🗑
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| The type of processing used when we look at the name "Sean" and can correctly pronounce this word is referred to as: | show 🗑
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| T/F Object recognition involves two brain pathways: the dorsal and the ventral | show 🗑
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| T/F In the Gestalt principle of proximity, objects are grouped together based on how different they are from each other | show 🗑
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| show | Continuity
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| A type of disorder involving impaired object recognition is known as: | show 🗑
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| T/F William James, early American psychologist, reported that Attention was too complex for people to understand | show 🗑
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| T/F The Stroop task is considered a "Gold Standard" measure of attention | show 🗑
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| No longer noticing auditory stimuli still present can be referred to as: | show 🗑
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| show | True
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| show | False
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| show | Integration
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| The _____ Effect explains why people respond more slowly to information presented on the opposite side of the body (e.g., the word "right" presented in the left ear | show 🗑
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| show | True
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| show | Parietal, Frontal
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| T/F Information in long-term memory is stored in different areas of the brain, typically where similar types of information are stored (i.e., information about it Chevy truck would be stored near brain areas already storing information about Ford trucks) | show 🗑
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| T/F Mnemonics are an effective way to help remember information | show 🗑
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| show | True
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| Episodic and semantic memory are best categorized as: | show 🗑
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| show | False
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| Research shows that asking participants to purposefully memorize information will result in better performance in | show 🗑
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| show | Interference, lack of consolidation
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| T/F Being able to name a familiar face is an example of recognition | show 🗑
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| T/F The levels of Processing Model proposes a distinction between deep encoding and shallow encoding | show 🗑
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| show | False
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| T/F As humans, we typically encode only pieces of events (rather than encoding entire events), then reconstruct the information in our minds to "connect the dots" | show 🗑
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| T/F The case of Jennifer Thomson and Ronald Cotton demonstrates that eyewitness testimony is relatively error-free | show 🗑
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| This memory error refers to how some unwanted memories continue to be repeated in our minds and can interfere with other cognitive processes | show 🗑
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| ____ refers to a general knowledge structure, such as knowing what a typical professor's office looks like | show 🗑
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| T/F The textbook indicated that neuronal plaques and tangles are two pathological features of Alzheimer's disease, contributing to the resulting memory problems seen in patients with this disease | show 🗑
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| show | Script
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| show | True
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| T/F An example of the memory error of Source Misattribution is misremembering which professor announced that there would be a test next class | show 🗑
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| show | interference, interrupted consolidation
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| show | False
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| show | True
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| With regard to the structure of language, a "morpheme" is the smallest unit of language that conveys meaning | show 🗑
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| show | letters
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| T/F The arcuate fasciculus is our system of grammatical rules | show 🗑
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| show | False
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| Most people know this many words: | show 🗑
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| show | True
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| T/F In spoken language, words are perceived as distinct based upon slight pauses between each word by the speaker | show 🗑
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| using a pronoun to refer back to something (or someone) in another sentence is called _________ _________. | show 🗑
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| show | True
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| show | True
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| show | Principle of proximity, principle of similarity, principle of good continuation
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| T/F Visual object recognition occurs in the dorsal pathway | show 🗑
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| show | False
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| T/F Imagery contributes to problem solving, navigation, performance, and mind wandering | show 🗑
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| show | spatial representation
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| T/F Pictures are more easily remembered than words | show 🗑
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| T/F Abstract words are remembered more easily than concrete words | show 🗑
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| show | True
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| show | True
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| show | True
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| T/F The first step in the problem solving model presented is Identify Possible Solutions | show 🗑
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| show | False
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| T/F The third step in the problem solving model is explore possible solutions | show 🗑
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| show | True
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| show | False
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| This describes a problem solving strategy that does not guarantee a solution but works well enough | show 🗑
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| show | Problem Space
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| This concept describes the actions that can be performed to change a state | show 🗑
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| show | False
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| T/F The brain area known to be primarily responsible for expressive language is Broca's area. | show 🗑
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| This describes a situation where one has access the semantic and syntactic representations of a word but not the phonological form of the word | show 🗑
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| show | True
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| T/F As a general rule, anterior portions of the brain are more involved in receptive functions, and posterior portions of the brain are more involved in expressive functions | show 🗑
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| show | Formulation
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| T/F The word association model and the concept mediation model are two models to explain a bilingual person's mental lexicon | show 🗑
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| T/F An animal's ability to mimic speech is one example of language | show 🗑
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| The minimum distinguishing characteristic of human language is | show 🗑
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| The actor, Bruce Willis, initially reported by media to have primary progressive aphasia, is now being reported as having | show 🗑
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| T/F Deductive reasoning is one of the two primary types of reasoning presented in the text | show 🗑
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| show | Similarities, Proverbs, Matricies
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| show | Illusory Correlation
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| This type of reasoning evaluates arguments | show 🗑
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| show | True
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| show | False
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| T/F A syllogism is two premises followed by a conclusion. | show 🗑
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| show | False
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| T/F One of the two primary types of reasoning per the text is inductive reasoning. | show 🗑
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| This type of reasoning makes inferences based on observations. | show 🗑
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| show | True
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| show | False
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| show | Making Final Choice and Evaluating Decision
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| T/F Anchoring effect occurs when the starting point given in a problem strongly influences our decision in estimating an answer to the problem. | show 🗑
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| T/F Framing bias refers to the bias we have where “losses loom larger than gains.” | show 🗑
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| show | Expected Utility Theory
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| show | True
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| T/F Research on cultural difference has found that Eastern populations have greater loss aversion. | show 🗑
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| T/F The decoy effect occurs when a third option affects the choice between other equally valued options. | show 🗑
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| show | Groupthink
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| show | True
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| T/F A longitudinal research design uses many different groups, observed over a long period of time. | show 🗑
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| show | Cohort Sequential
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| show | False
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| T/F Eye tracking technique is more precise than preferential looking technique. | show 🗑
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| Who proposed that language develops through reinforced imitation? | show 🗑
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| T/F Interactionalist approaches to language development integrate both nature and nurture into explanations of language development. | show 🗑
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| show | False
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| His theory of language development posits that language is pre-programmed to develop. | show 🗑
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| show | Piaget
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