CSUF PSYC 305 Final Cumulative Exam || A+ Graded Already.
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Cognitive psychology is defined as correct answers the branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of the mind.
Name the correct sequence for the Atkinson & Shiffrin Memory Model correct answers input -> transient memory (sensation) --> sensory memory (senses) --> short-ter...
CSUF PSYC 305 Final Cumulative Exam || A+ Graded
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Cognitive psychology is defined as correct answers the branch of psychology concerned with the
scientific study of the mind.
Name the correct sequence for the Atkinson & Shiffrin Memory Model correct answers input ->
transient memory (sensation) --> sensory memory (senses) --> short-term memory <-----> Long
term memory
Two types of interference correct answers Proactive - when information from earlier may get in
the way of remembering new information.
* proactive interference occurs when old learning interferes with new learning.
Retroactive - when new information gets in the way from remembering old information.
* e.g. retroactive interference occurs when learning Spanish makes it more difficult to remember
the French words you had learned earlier.
Broca's aphasia is located in the ______________ lobe. correct answers Frontal. ---> Frontal
lobe
A(n) ________ represents a general principle that guides problem solving, though it does not
guarantee a correct solution.
A) mental set
B) heuristic
C) algorithm
D) insight correct answers B. Heuristic
The inability to realize that a problem can be solved by using a familiar object in an unusual way
is likely due to a mental set known as:
A) functional fixedness
B) divergent thinking
C) convergent thinking
D) creative thinking correct answers A. Functional fixedness - fixated on the conventional use.
The smallest meaningful units of language are:
A) syntax
B) morphemes
C) phonemes
D) semantics correct answers B. morphemes - smallest unit of meaning (it says something)
e.g. table has one morpheme whereas bedroom has two morphemes
,Watson founded the _______school of psychology, believing that the proper subject matter for
psychological research is observable behavior.
A) Gestalt psychology
B) psychoanalysis
C) behaviorism
D) nativism correct answers c.) behaviorism
How many morphemes does the word ice cream truck have? correct answers 3 morphemes
The lobe of the cerebral cortex responsible for processing visual information is the:
A) occipital lobe
B) temporal lobe
C) parietal lobe
D) frontal lobe correct answers A.) occipital lobe
The lobe of the cerebral cortex responsible for motor control and higher mental processes is
known as the:
A) occipital lobe
B) temporal lobe
C) parietal lobe
D) frontal lobe correct answers D.) frontal lobe
Chemicals secreted by neurons that provide the means of synaptic transmission are:
A) action potentials
B) neurons
,C) neurotransmitters
D) hormones correct answers C.) neurotransmitters
A white fatty substance that forms sheaths around certain axons and increases the speed of neural
impulses is known as:
A) dendrites
B) axons
C) glial cells
D) myelin correct answers D.) Myelin
What is the usual function of dendrites? correct answers Receiving chemicals from other
neurons.
_______________________ theory is the theory in which neurons appear to be connected in a
continuous way, such as a web. correct answers Nerve net
The branchlike structures of the neuron that receive neural impulses are known as:
A) dendrites
B) axons
C) glial cells
D) myelin correct answers A.) dendrites
Serial position curve correct answers The serial position curve indicates that memory is better for
words at the beginning of the list than for words in the middle.
*The finding that subjects are more likely to remember words presented at the beginning of a
sequence is called the primacy effect.
, * The better memory for the stimuli presented at the end of a sequence is called the recency
effect.
primacy effect ---> LTM TRANSFER
recency effect ----> INFORMATION CURRENTLY IN STM.
The tendency to recall more words from the end of a list compared to words presented in the
middle of a list is known as the _______________ effect. correct answers Recency
* this is believed because the words are still in our short-term memory that's why we are able to
recall these words more than the words in the middle.
The tendency to recall more words from the beginning of a list compared to words presented in
the middle of a list is known as the _________________ effect. correct answers Primacy
* this is believed to occur because we had time to rehearse the first words and so they get
transferred to our LTM compared to the words in the middle.
______________________________ memory is the system that is responsible for storing
information for long periods of time. correct answers Long-term memory: is an archive of
information, which holds relevant knowledge that is used to inform the present.
LTM = duration --> long
LTM= capacity ----> very large
The process known as ______ represents an individual's ability to focus awareness on certain
contents of consciousness while ignoring others.
A) awareness
B) perception
C) sensation
D) attention correct answers A.) Attention - is defined as the ability to focus on specific stimuli
or locations while ignoring other things in the environment.
* Attention is guided by what's obvious; what sticks out. azse
The stage of memory that can store a few items of unrehearsed information for up to about 20
seconds is:
A) flashbulb memory
B) short-term memory
C) long-term memory
D) encoding correct answers B.) Short-term memory
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