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Whatmismmeasuredmbymthe mpapermfoldingmtest?m-mcorrectmanswerm-SpatialmImagery
Whatmismmentalmimagery?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
The mabilitymtomrecreate msensoryminformationmwithoutmphysicalmstimuli
Whatmismamcomponentmofmpsychosocialmdevelopment?m-mcorrectmanswerm-Personality
Amchildmreadsmthemfollowingmincorrectmsentence:m"Themcarmwasmtravelingmdownmthemhillsmwerembeautiful.
"mWhichmcognitive mprocessmillustratesmcasualminference?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
The mchildminfersmthatmthe mhillsmbeingmbeautifulmare mcausedmbymthe mmotionmofmthe mmovingmcar
Whichmconversationmbetweenmtwomstudentsmdemonstratesmthe mprocessmof mentrainment?m-
m correctm answerm - m The m students m bothm startm speakingm loudly m andm gesturing.
Whichmcortex mofmthemfrontalmlobe mismactivatedmwhenmsomeonemdeterminesmwhethermanothermpersonma
ppearsmtombe mphysicallymattractive?m-mcorrectmanswerm-FrontalmCortex
Whatmismthe mthe melectricalmimpulse mfiredmdownmthe maxonmof mamneuron?m- mcorrectmanswerm-ActionmPotential
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Whichmpartmof mamneuronmtransportsmanmelectricalmsignal?m-mcorrectmanswerm-Axon
Whichmtypesmofmtasksmhavemrevealedmcognitivemdeficitsminmpeople mwithmamsubstance mabuse mdisorder?m-
m correctm answerm -Workingm Memory m Tests
Whichmexample mshowsmhowmsensorymmemorymresultsminmthempersistence mofmvisionmwhenmwatchingmfire
works?m- mcorrectmanswerm-
Fireworksmappearmasmfallingmtrailsmof mlightmdue mtomiconicmmemoriesmlastingmfractionsmofmamsecond.
Whichmexplanationmshowsmhowmmultiplemformsmofmmemorymwouldmcontributemtomeffectivemexecution
m of m am mentalm mathm problem?m-m correctm answerm -Numbers m arem heldm inm short-
termmmemorymandmmanipulationsmare mconductedmonmthemnumbersminmworkingmmemorymwhenmsolvin
gmthe mmathmproblem.
Whatmismthe mLawmofmLarge mNumbers
The mideamthatmthe mmore mtrialsmormdatamyoumhave,mthe mclosermthe mresultmwillmbe mtomthe mtrue maverage.
Example:mFlippingmamcoinmmanymtimesmwillmgive myoumroughlym50%mheads,mandm50%mtails.
ExplainmConfirmationmBias
The mtendencymtomlookmformormfocusmonminformationmthatmsupportsmwhatmwe malreadymbelieve.
Example:mIfmyoumthinkmamcertainmfoodmismunhealthy,myoummightmpaymmoremattentionmtomnewsmstoriesmth
atmsaymit'smbadmformyou.
ExplainmRepresentative mHeuristic
Makingmamjudgmentmbasedmonmhowmsimilarmsomethingmismtomamtypicalmcase,mevenmifmit'smnotmthembestmju
dgment.
Example:mAssumingmsomeone mismamlibrarianmbecausemtheymaremquietmandmlike mreading,mevenmthoughmthe
re mare mmanymothermpossible mjobs.
Explainmthe mbase-rate mfallacy.
Base mRate:mThe mgeneralmfrequencymormprobabilitymofmsomethingmhappening,moftenmignoredmwhenmfocusi
ngmonmspecificmdetails.
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Example:mTheremismam90%mchance mthempersonmyoumaremtalkingmtomismfrommNewmYork,mbutmyoumignoremth
atmandmguessmwhere mtheymare mfrommbasedmonmtheirmaccent,mwhichmismmisleading.
Whatmismthe mconjunctionmrule?
The mprinciple mthatmthemprobabilitymofmtwomeventsmhappeningmtogethermismalwaysmlowermthanmthemproba
bilitymofmone meventmhappeningmalone
Whichmscenariomexemplifiesmhowmthemarticulatorymrehearsalmprocessmcontributesmtomamstudent'smshort-
termmmemorymformcourse mlecture mmaterial,maccordingmtomBaddeley'smmodel?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
The mstudentmrepeatsmsilentlymwhatmtheirminstructormhasmsaidmbefore mwritingmitmdown.
Ampersonmismtryingmtomrecallmthe mnamesmofmamsetmofmsevenmactorsmwhosempicturesmwerembrieflympresent
edmupside mdown.mWhatmexplainsmhowmthemepisodicmbuffermenhancesmworkingmmemoryminmthismscenario
?m-mcorrectmanswerm-The mepisodicmbuffermconnectsmwithmlong-
termmmemorymofmthe mactors'mfacesmandmnames,mbringingmcontentmintomworkingmmemory.
Howmdoesmactivity-silentmworkingmmemorymhelpmperformance monmmentalmrotationmproblems?m-
m correctm answerm -
Strengtheningmofmconnectionsmbetweenmneuronsmhelpsmperformance monmmentalmrotationmproblems
Howmismthe mprimacymeffectmrelatedmtomattentionmformamsetmof mwordsmpresentedmsequentially?m-
m correctm answerm -The m firstm wordm presented m receives m the m persons m fullm attention.
Whichmexample mshowsmWestmacottmandmMoscovitch'smconceptmofmautobiographicallymsignificantmsemanticm
memories?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
Personmrecallsmthe mname mof mthe mactormthatmtheymsawminmthe mairportmyearsmago.
Ampersonmismstudyingmamlistmofmtypesmofmfishmformamwildlife mtestmthatmwillmoccurminmonemweek.mWhichmexample
m illustrates m the mcombined mlong-termmmemory m encodingm strategies m of m visualm imagery m andm organization? m -
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correctmanswerm-
The mpersonmimaginesmeachmfishmonmamtree mstructure mcorrespondingmtomcategoriesmof mfishmtypes.
Ampersonmismstudyingmamlistmofmnamesmof mpastriesmformtheirmnewmjobmatmambakery.mWhichmexample mshow
smthe minteractionmbetweenmthe mdeepmprocessingmstrategiesmof mgenerationmandmself-reference?m-
m correctm answerm -
m The m person mcreatesmflashcards mform them namesm of mthempastries, mpairingm eachmwithmanmestimate mofmhow
m appetizingm the m pastry m appears.
Ampersonmsurprisesmthemself minmrecallingmthemnamemof manmartistmmostmhavemnotmheardmof.mWhichmproce
ssmoccursmwhenmthe mpersonmtriesmtomremembermhowmtheymlearnedmthatmfact?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
Source mmonitoring
ResearchersmRobertmNashmandmKimberleymWade mranmanmexperimentminmwhichmparticipantsmplayedmamga
mblingmgame monmamcomputermandmweremlatermshownmammodifiedmvideomofmthemselvesmcheating.mWhatm
didmthismexperimentmrevealmaboutmfalse mconfessions?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
Participantsmconfessedmtomcheatingmaftermbeingmshownmthemmodifiedmvideo,mevenmthoughmtheymdidmnot
m recallm cheatingm indicatingm the m powerm of m suggestive m questioningm andm tactics
Whichmexample mreflectsmthe mimpactmofmthe mself-image mhypothesis?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
Ampersonmremembersmgraduatingmfrommlawmschool
WhatmismamprimarymconcernmofmbehaviorismmaccordingmtomJohnmWatson?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
Identifyingmthe mrelationshipmbetweenmenvironmentalmstimulimandmbehavior
Whichmconceptmsupportsmthe mpaired-associate mlearningmresults?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
Conceptualmpegmhypothesis
WhichmcomponentmofmBroadbent'smflowmdiagrammofmthe mmindmblocksmunattendedmmessages?m-
m correctm answerm -Filter
Whichmevidence mdisprovesmAristotle'smassertionmthatm"thoughtmismimpossible mwithoutmanmimage"?m-
m correctm answerm -People m whom cannotm visualize m images m are m stillm capable m of m thinking
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Whatmismmeasuredmbymthe mpapermfoldingmtest?m-mcorrectmanswerm-SpatialmImagery
Whatmismmentalmimagery?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
The mabilitymtomrecreate msensoryminformationmwithoutmphysicalmstimuli
Whatmismamcomponentmofmpsychosocialmdevelopment?m-mcorrectmanswerm-Personality
Amchildmreadsmthemfollowingmincorrectmsentence:m"Themcarmwasmtravelingmdownmthemhillsmwerembeautiful.
"mWhichmcognitive mprocessmillustratesmcasualminference?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
The mchildminfersmthatmthe mhillsmbeingmbeautifulmare mcausedmbymthe mmotionmofmthe mmovingmcar
Whichmconversationmbetweenmtwomstudentsmdemonstratesmthe mprocessmof mentrainment?m-
m correctm answerm - m The m students m bothm startm speakingm loudly m andm gesturing.
Whichmcortex mofmthemfrontalmlobe mismactivatedmwhenmsomeonemdeterminesmwhethermanothermpersonma
ppearsmtombe mphysicallymattractive?m-mcorrectmanswerm-FrontalmCortex
Whatmismthe mthe melectricalmimpulse mfiredmdownmthe maxonmof mamneuron?m- mcorrectmanswerm-ActionmPotential
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Whichmpartmof mamneuronmtransportsmanmelectricalmsignal?m-mcorrectmanswerm-Axon
Whichmtypesmofmtasksmhavemrevealedmcognitivemdeficitsminmpeople mwithmamsubstance mabuse mdisorder?m-
m correctm answerm -Workingm Memory m Tests
Whichmexample mshowsmhowmsensorymmemorymresultsminmthempersistence mofmvisionmwhenmwatchingmfire
works?m- mcorrectmanswerm-
Fireworksmappearmasmfallingmtrailsmof mlightmdue mtomiconicmmemoriesmlastingmfractionsmofmamsecond.
Whichmexplanationmshowsmhowmmultiplemformsmofmmemorymwouldmcontributemtomeffectivemexecution
m of m am mentalm mathm problem?m-m correctm answerm -Numbers m arem heldm inm short-
termmmemorymandmmanipulationsmare mconductedmonmthemnumbersminmworkingmmemorymwhenmsolvin
gmthe mmathmproblem.
Whatmismthe mLawmofmLarge mNumbers
The mideamthatmthe mmore mtrialsmormdatamyoumhave,mthe mclosermthe mresultmwillmbe mtomthe mtrue maverage.
Example:mFlippingmamcoinmmanymtimesmwillmgive myoumroughlym50%mheads,mandm50%mtails.
ExplainmConfirmationmBias
The mtendencymtomlookmformormfocusmonminformationmthatmsupportsmwhatmwe malreadymbelieve.
Example:mIfmyoumthinkmamcertainmfoodmismunhealthy,myoummightmpaymmoremattentionmtomnewsmstoriesmth
atmsaymit'smbadmformyou.
ExplainmRepresentative mHeuristic
Makingmamjudgmentmbasedmonmhowmsimilarmsomethingmismtomamtypicalmcase,mevenmifmit'smnotmthembestmju
dgment.
Example:mAssumingmsomeone mismamlibrarianmbecausemtheymaremquietmandmlike mreading,mevenmthoughmthe
re mare mmanymothermpossible mjobs.
Explainmthe mbase-rate mfallacy.
Base mRate:mThe mgeneralmfrequencymormprobabilitymofmsomethingmhappening,moftenmignoredmwhenmfocusi
ngmonmspecificmdetails.
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Example:mTheremismam90%mchance mthempersonmyoumaremtalkingmtomismfrommNewmYork,mbutmyoumignoremth
atmandmguessmwhere mtheymare mfrommbasedmonmtheirmaccent,mwhichmismmisleading.
Whatmismthe mconjunctionmrule?
The mprinciple mthatmthemprobabilitymofmtwomeventsmhappeningmtogethermismalwaysmlowermthanmthemproba
bilitymofmone meventmhappeningmalone
Whichmscenariomexemplifiesmhowmthemarticulatorymrehearsalmprocessmcontributesmtomamstudent'smshort-
termmmemorymformcourse mlecture mmaterial,maccordingmtomBaddeley'smmodel?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
The mstudentmrepeatsmsilentlymwhatmtheirminstructormhasmsaidmbefore mwritingmitmdown.
Ampersonmismtryingmtomrecallmthe mnamesmofmamsetmofmsevenmactorsmwhosempicturesmwerembrieflympresent
edmupside mdown.mWhatmexplainsmhowmthemepisodicmbuffermenhancesmworkingmmemoryminmthismscenario
?m-mcorrectmanswerm-The mepisodicmbuffermconnectsmwithmlong-
termmmemorymofmthe mactors'mfacesmandmnames,mbringingmcontentmintomworkingmmemory.
Howmdoesmactivity-silentmworkingmmemorymhelpmperformance monmmentalmrotationmproblems?m-
m correctm answerm -
Strengtheningmofmconnectionsmbetweenmneuronsmhelpsmperformance monmmentalmrotationmproblems
Howmismthe mprimacymeffectmrelatedmtomattentionmformamsetmof mwordsmpresentedmsequentially?m-
m correctm answerm -The m firstm wordm presented m receives m the m persons m fullm attention.
Whichmexample mshowsmWestmacottmandmMoscovitch'smconceptmofmautobiographicallymsignificantmsemanticm
memories?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
Personmrecallsmthe mname mof mthe mactormthatmtheymsawminmthe mairportmyearsmago.
Ampersonmismstudyingmamlistmofmtypesmofmfishmformamwildlife mtestmthatmwillmoccurminmonemweek.mWhichmexample
m illustrates m the mcombined mlong-termmmemory m encodingm strategies m of m visualm imagery m andm organization? m -
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correctmanswerm-
The mpersonmimaginesmeachmfishmonmamtree mstructure mcorrespondingmtomcategoriesmof mfishmtypes.
Ampersonmismstudyingmamlistmofmnamesmof mpastriesmformtheirmnewmjobmatmambakery.mWhichmexample mshow
smthe minteractionmbetweenmthe mdeepmprocessingmstrategiesmof mgenerationmandmself-reference?m-
m correctm answerm -
m The m person mcreatesmflashcards mform them namesm of mthempastries, mpairingm eachmwithmanmestimate mofmhow
m appetizingm the m pastry m appears.
Ampersonmsurprisesmthemself minmrecallingmthemnamemof manmartistmmostmhavemnotmheardmof.mWhichmproce
ssmoccursmwhenmthe mpersonmtriesmtomremembermhowmtheymlearnedmthatmfact?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
Source mmonitoring
ResearchersmRobertmNashmandmKimberleymWade mranmanmexperimentminmwhichmparticipantsmplayedmamga
mblingmgame monmamcomputermandmweremlatermshownmammodifiedmvideomofmthemselvesmcheating.mWhatm
didmthismexperimentmrevealmaboutmfalse mconfessions?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
Participantsmconfessedmtomcheatingmaftermbeingmshownmthemmodifiedmvideo,mevenmthoughmtheymdidmnot
m recallm cheatingm indicatingm the m powerm of m suggestive m questioningm andm tactics
Whichmexample mreflectsmthe mimpactmofmthe mself-image mhypothesis?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
Ampersonmremembersmgraduatingmfrommlawmschool
WhatmismamprimarymconcernmofmbehaviorismmaccordingmtomJohnmWatson?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
Identifyingmthe mrelationshipmbetweenmenvironmentalmstimulimandmbehavior
Whichmconceptmsupportsmthe mpaired-associate mlearningmresults?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
Conceptualmpegmhypothesis
WhichmcomponentmofmBroadbent'smflowmdiagrammofmthe mmindmblocksmunattendedmmessages?m-
m correctm answerm -Filter
Whichmevidence mdisprovesmAristotle'smassertionmthatm"thoughtmismimpossible mwithoutmanmimage"?m-
m correctm answerm -People m whom cannotm visualize m images m are m stillm capable m of m thinking
