MIDTERM 3 - PSYCH 355 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Speech signal in natural language recording - CORRECT ANSWER The signal is one continuous
stream.
Syntax - CORRECT ANSWER The rules for how words are combined to form sentences.
Why neocortical consolidation is slow - CORRECT ANSWER The effects of experiences need
time to build up across neural connections.
Egocentric vs. allocentric navigation - CORRECT ANSWER Egocentric = based on one's own
position; Allocentric = based on fixed directions.
Chomsky's argument against Skinner - CORRECT ANSWER Children regularly produce sentences
they have never heard before.
Word frequency effect - CORRECT ANSWER People respond more slowly to rare (low-frequency)
words than to common (high-frequency) words.
N400 - CORRECT ANSWER Brain response to semantic anomalies (e.g., "She stirred her coffee
with an umbrella").
Episodic memory - CORRECT ANSWER Memory of personal experiences with contextual details.
Neocortex-hippocampus communication - CORRECT ANSWER Bidirectional (signals travel both
ways).
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Speech signal in natural language recording - CORRECT ANSWER The signal is one continuous
stream.
Syntax - CORRECT ANSWER The rules for how words are combined to form sentences.
Why neocortical consolidation is slow - CORRECT ANSWER The effects of experiences need
time to build up across neural connections.
Egocentric vs. allocentric navigation - CORRECT ANSWER Egocentric = based on one's own
position; Allocentric = based on fixed directions.
Chomsky's argument against Skinner - CORRECT ANSWER Children regularly produce sentences
they have never heard before.
Word frequency effect - CORRECT ANSWER People respond more slowly to rare (low-frequency)
words than to common (high-frequency) words.
N400 - CORRECT ANSWER Brain response to semantic anomalies (e.g., "She stirred her coffee
with an umbrella").
Episodic memory - CORRECT ANSWER Memory of personal experiences with contextual details.
Neocortex-hippocampus communication - CORRECT ANSWER Bidirectional (signals travel both
ways).
