PSYC 3001: COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | 100% VERIFIED EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST 2026/2027 VERSION | PASS
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Question 1 [Perception & Attention]
Which of the following best describes the concept of 'selective attention'?
A. The ability to process all sensory input simultaneously
B. The cognitive process of focusing on one stimulus while ignoring others
C. The unconscious processing of all background stimuli
D. The tendency to perceive patterns in random data
ANSWER : B. The cognitive process of focusing on one stimulus while
ignoring others
Question 2 [Perception & Attention]
The cocktail party effect refers to:
A. The tendency to mishear words in noisy environments
B. The ability to focus on a single conversation in a noisy room
C. Selective inattention to irrelevant stimuli in quiet settings
D. The enhancement of auditory perception after alcohol consumption
ANSWER : B. The ability to focus on a single conversation in a noisy room
Question 3 [Perception & Attention]
Broadbent's filter theory of attention proposes that:
A. Information is filtered after meaning has been analyzed
B. All information is processed fully before filtering occurs
C. Filtering occurs early, based on physical characteristics
D. Attention is unlimited in capacity
ANSWER : C. Filtering occurs early, based on physical characteristics
,Question 4 [Perception & Attention]
Treisman's attenuation theory differs from Broadbent's model in that it
suggests:
A. Unattended messages are completely blocked
B. Unattended channels are attenuated but not fully blocked
C. Attention operates after semantic analysis
D. There is no filter in attentional processing
ANSWER : B. Unattended channels are attenuated but not fully blocked
Question 5 [Perception & Attention]
In the dichotic listening task, participants typically:
A. Listen to the same message in both ears
B. Shadow one message while different messages are presented to each ear
C. Identify similarities between two simultaneous auditory streams
D. Repeat random digits heard in both ears simultaneously
ANSWER : B. Shadow one message while different messages are presented
to each ear
Question 6 [Perception & Attention]
Change blindness refers to:
A. The inability to detect motion in visual scenes
B. Failure to notice large changes in visual scenes
C. Reduced color perception in peripheral vision
D. Impaired depth perception following brain injury
ANSWER : B. Failure to notice large changes in visual scenes
Question 7 [Perception & Attention]
Inattentional blindness occurs when:
A. Attention is directed away from unexpected stimuli
B. A person fails to detect an unexpected stimulus due to attentional focus
elsewhere
C. Background noise prevents detection of visual stimuli
D. Working memory overload disrupts visual processing
ANSWER : B. A person fails to detect an unexpected stimulus due to
attentional focus elsewhere
,Question 8 [Perception & Attention]
Feature Integration Theory (Treisman & Gelade, 1980) proposes that:
A. Features are perceived holistically from the outset
B. Individual features are detected preattentively; binding requires focused
attention
C. Attention is required for all levels of visual feature detection
D. Feature binding occurs automatically without attention
ANSWER : B. Individual features are detected preattentively; binding
requires focused attention
Question 9 [Perception & Attention]
The Stroop effect demonstrates that:
A. Color perception is independent of word reading
B. Automatic processes can interfere with controlled processes
C. Controlled processing is always faster than automatic processing
D. Semantic processing occurs only under attentional control
ANSWER : B. Automatic processes can interfere with controlled processes
Question 10 [Perception & Attention]
Divided attention refers to the ability to:
A. Shift attention rapidly between two stimuli
B. Perform multiple tasks simultaneously
C. Ignore irrelevant distractors while attending to a target
D. Sustain attention over an extended period of time
ANSWER : B. Perform multiple tasks simultaneously
Question 11 [Perception & Attention]
Sustained attention (vigilance) tasks require participants to:
A. Switch between tasks as quickly as possible
B. Monitor a stimulus stream for rare target signals over a prolonged period
C. Identify which of two simultaneously presented stimuli appeared first
D. Divide attention equally across multiple streams
ANSWER : B. Monitor a stimulus stream for rare target signals over a
prolonged period
Question 12 [Perception & Attention]
, Top-down processing in perception is driven by:
A. Raw sensory data arriving at the receptors
B. Prior knowledge, expectations, and context
C. The intensity and frequency of the sensory stimulus
D. Subcortical reflexive responses to environmental events
ANSWER : B. Prior knowledge, expectations, and context
Question 13 [Perception & Attention]
Bottom-up processing refers to perception that is:
A. Guided by prior experiences and cognitive schemas
B. Driven purely by stimulus features without cognitive influence
C. Modulated by emotional state and motivation
D. Dependent on working memory capacity
ANSWER : B. Driven purely by stimulus features without cognitive influence
Question 14 [Perception & Attention]
The 'spotlight' metaphor of visual attention suggests that:
A. Attention is distributed uniformly across the visual field
B. Attention highlights a limited region of the visual field like a spotlight
C. Attention operates exclusively on objects rather than locations
D. Peripheral vision receives the same attentional resources as central vision
ANSWER : B. Attention highlights a limited region of the visual field like a
spotlight
Question 15 [Perception & Attention]
Late selection models of attention (Deutsch & Deutsch, 1963) propose that:
A. Selection occurs before any analysis of stimulus meaning
B. All stimuli are fully analyzed for meaning before selection occurs
C. Attention filters inputs based on physical properties only
D. Selection is based on the spatial location of the stimulus
ANSWER : B. All stimuli are fully analyzed for meaning before selection
occurs
Question 16 [Memory]
According to Atkinson and Shiffrin's (1968) multi-store model, the three
memory stores are:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST 2026/2027 VERSION | PASS
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Question 1 [Perception & Attention]
Which of the following best describes the concept of 'selective attention'?
A. The ability to process all sensory input simultaneously
B. The cognitive process of focusing on one stimulus while ignoring others
C. The unconscious processing of all background stimuli
D. The tendency to perceive patterns in random data
ANSWER : B. The cognitive process of focusing on one stimulus while
ignoring others
Question 2 [Perception & Attention]
The cocktail party effect refers to:
A. The tendency to mishear words in noisy environments
B. The ability to focus on a single conversation in a noisy room
C. Selective inattention to irrelevant stimuli in quiet settings
D. The enhancement of auditory perception after alcohol consumption
ANSWER : B. The ability to focus on a single conversation in a noisy room
Question 3 [Perception & Attention]
Broadbent's filter theory of attention proposes that:
A. Information is filtered after meaning has been analyzed
B. All information is processed fully before filtering occurs
C. Filtering occurs early, based on physical characteristics
D. Attention is unlimited in capacity
ANSWER : C. Filtering occurs early, based on physical characteristics
,Question 4 [Perception & Attention]
Treisman's attenuation theory differs from Broadbent's model in that it
suggests:
A. Unattended messages are completely blocked
B. Unattended channels are attenuated but not fully blocked
C. Attention operates after semantic analysis
D. There is no filter in attentional processing
ANSWER : B. Unattended channels are attenuated but not fully blocked
Question 5 [Perception & Attention]
In the dichotic listening task, participants typically:
A. Listen to the same message in both ears
B. Shadow one message while different messages are presented to each ear
C. Identify similarities between two simultaneous auditory streams
D. Repeat random digits heard in both ears simultaneously
ANSWER : B. Shadow one message while different messages are presented
to each ear
Question 6 [Perception & Attention]
Change blindness refers to:
A. The inability to detect motion in visual scenes
B. Failure to notice large changes in visual scenes
C. Reduced color perception in peripheral vision
D. Impaired depth perception following brain injury
ANSWER : B. Failure to notice large changes in visual scenes
Question 7 [Perception & Attention]
Inattentional blindness occurs when:
A. Attention is directed away from unexpected stimuli
B. A person fails to detect an unexpected stimulus due to attentional focus
elsewhere
C. Background noise prevents detection of visual stimuli
D. Working memory overload disrupts visual processing
ANSWER : B. A person fails to detect an unexpected stimulus due to
attentional focus elsewhere
,Question 8 [Perception & Attention]
Feature Integration Theory (Treisman & Gelade, 1980) proposes that:
A. Features are perceived holistically from the outset
B. Individual features are detected preattentively; binding requires focused
attention
C. Attention is required for all levels of visual feature detection
D. Feature binding occurs automatically without attention
ANSWER : B. Individual features are detected preattentively; binding
requires focused attention
Question 9 [Perception & Attention]
The Stroop effect demonstrates that:
A. Color perception is independent of word reading
B. Automatic processes can interfere with controlled processes
C. Controlled processing is always faster than automatic processing
D. Semantic processing occurs only under attentional control
ANSWER : B. Automatic processes can interfere with controlled processes
Question 10 [Perception & Attention]
Divided attention refers to the ability to:
A. Shift attention rapidly between two stimuli
B. Perform multiple tasks simultaneously
C. Ignore irrelevant distractors while attending to a target
D. Sustain attention over an extended period of time
ANSWER : B. Perform multiple tasks simultaneously
Question 11 [Perception & Attention]
Sustained attention (vigilance) tasks require participants to:
A. Switch between tasks as quickly as possible
B. Monitor a stimulus stream for rare target signals over a prolonged period
C. Identify which of two simultaneously presented stimuli appeared first
D. Divide attention equally across multiple streams
ANSWER : B. Monitor a stimulus stream for rare target signals over a
prolonged period
Question 12 [Perception & Attention]
, Top-down processing in perception is driven by:
A. Raw sensory data arriving at the receptors
B. Prior knowledge, expectations, and context
C. The intensity and frequency of the sensory stimulus
D. Subcortical reflexive responses to environmental events
ANSWER : B. Prior knowledge, expectations, and context
Question 13 [Perception & Attention]
Bottom-up processing refers to perception that is:
A. Guided by prior experiences and cognitive schemas
B. Driven purely by stimulus features without cognitive influence
C. Modulated by emotional state and motivation
D. Dependent on working memory capacity
ANSWER : B. Driven purely by stimulus features without cognitive influence
Question 14 [Perception & Attention]
The 'spotlight' metaphor of visual attention suggests that:
A. Attention is distributed uniformly across the visual field
B. Attention highlights a limited region of the visual field like a spotlight
C. Attention operates exclusively on objects rather than locations
D. Peripheral vision receives the same attentional resources as central vision
ANSWER : B. Attention highlights a limited region of the visual field like a
spotlight
Question 15 [Perception & Attention]
Late selection models of attention (Deutsch & Deutsch, 1963) propose that:
A. Selection occurs before any analysis of stimulus meaning
B. All stimuli are fully analyzed for meaning before selection occurs
C. Attention filters inputs based on physical properties only
D. Selection is based on the spatial location of the stimulus
ANSWER : B. All stimuli are fully analyzed for meaning before selection
occurs
Question 16 [Memory]
According to Atkinson and Shiffrin's (1968) multi-store model, the three
memory stores are:
