Cogsci c100 Final 2025/2026 Exam
Questions and Answers | A+ Score
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what is the common aim of mindfulness therapies? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔cultivating
an attitude of awareness of the present moment with acceptance
T/F? awareness/labeling negative emotions reduces their intensity? What part of
the brain gets activated? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
increased activity in prefrontal involved in vigilance + discrimination, reduced
activity in amygdala
What is calm abiding? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔focused medication, relaxed connection,
be present with an EXTERNAL OBJECT
,what is the relationship between attention and happiness? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔less
attention n= less happy
meditation leads to reduced activity in _____ which includes_____ - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔default mode network, posterior cingulate cortex, medial prefrontal and
angular gryus
meditation changes activity in the insula which specializes in - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔body awareness
T/F meditation is done with the ordinary thinking mind - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔F - we
access a deeper mind while meditation that is able to solve problems more
effectively
what kinda applying mimdfulness to daily life look like? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔knowing you're exactly where you should be this moment, full focus of
attention, mindful eating
what are the neuropsychological effects of mindfulness - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. high
levels of gamma frequencies and increased neural synchrony
2. increased left prefrontal activity (positive outlook+feelings)
3. thickens prefrontal and right anterior insula
, 4. increases grey matter in frontal and temporal
5. more empathy with facial expressions
3 stage model of memory - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔
what are the two types of sensory memory - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔iconic and echoic
what is iconic memory? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔type of sensory memory- visual sensory
what is echoic memory? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔types of sensory memory - auditory
sensory
What is eidetic memory? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔photographic memory - great visual
accuracy in kids
what is the capacity of short term memory? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔7 +/- 2
what are the components of working memory - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔phonological loop,
visuospatial sketchpad, central executive
the phonological loop briefly stores ____ and the visuospacial sketchpad stores
____ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔sounds, visual/spacial
what is the evidence for short term vs long term memory? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔serial
position effect: people remember items learned first (LTM( and last (STM)
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Questions and Answers | A+ Score
Assured
what is the common aim of mindfulness therapies? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔cultivating
an attitude of awareness of the present moment with acceptance
T/F? awareness/labeling negative emotions reduces their intensity? What part of
the brain gets activated? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
increased activity in prefrontal involved in vigilance + discrimination, reduced
activity in amygdala
What is calm abiding? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔focused medication, relaxed connection,
be present with an EXTERNAL OBJECT
,what is the relationship between attention and happiness? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔less
attention n= less happy
meditation leads to reduced activity in _____ which includes_____ - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔default mode network, posterior cingulate cortex, medial prefrontal and
angular gryus
meditation changes activity in the insula which specializes in - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔body awareness
T/F meditation is done with the ordinary thinking mind - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔F - we
access a deeper mind while meditation that is able to solve problems more
effectively
what kinda applying mimdfulness to daily life look like? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔knowing you're exactly where you should be this moment, full focus of
attention, mindful eating
what are the neuropsychological effects of mindfulness - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. high
levels of gamma frequencies and increased neural synchrony
2. increased left prefrontal activity (positive outlook+feelings)
3. thickens prefrontal and right anterior insula
, 4. increases grey matter in frontal and temporal
5. more empathy with facial expressions
3 stage model of memory - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔
what are the two types of sensory memory - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔iconic and echoic
what is iconic memory? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔type of sensory memory- visual sensory
what is echoic memory? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔types of sensory memory - auditory
sensory
What is eidetic memory? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔photographic memory - great visual
accuracy in kids
what is the capacity of short term memory? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔7 +/- 2
what are the components of working memory - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔phonological loop,
visuospatial sketchpad, central executive
the phonological loop briefly stores ____ and the visuospacial sketchpad stores
____ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔sounds, visual/spacial
what is the evidence for short term vs long term memory? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔serial
position effect: people remember items learned first (LTM( and last (STM)
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