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Undergrad PSYC105 Quiz on Cognitive Psychology, created by Daniel Whiting on 04/11/2016.
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Question 1

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What are the characteristics of sensory memory? (3 answers)
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  • Iconic memory
  • Fades rapidly
  • Huge amounts of information
  • Lasts about 20-30 seconds
  • Long term memory
  • Small amount of information

Question 2

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It is thought that short term memory can hold up to 9 plus or minus 2 pieces of information at a time.
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  • True
  • False

Question 3

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What are the parts of the multistore model of memory (Atkinson and Shiffrin)
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  • Sensory memory, Working memory, Long term memory
  • Working memory, Sensory memory, Long term memory
  • Working memory, long term memory, sensory memory
  • Long term memory, sensory memory, short term memory

Question 4

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What are some characteristics of long term memory? (3 answers)
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  • Large amounts of information
  • Accurate recall
  • Reconstructive
  • Lasts minutes to months
  • Can last years

Question 5

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Items at the start of a list being able to be remembered easier is an example of the [blank_start]primacy[blank_end] effect. Items at the end of a list that are easier to remember is an example of the [blank_start]recency[blank_end] effect.
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  • primacy
  • recency
  • recency
  • primacy

Question 6

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What are some things that increase successful memory encoding? (4 answers)
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  • Deeper semantic meaning
  • Making information self relevant
  • Spacing
  • Elaboration
  • Magic memory pills
  • Memory cues

Question 7

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Flashbulb memories are typically permanently accurate.
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  • True
  • False

Question 8

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[blank_start]Anterograde[blank_end] amnesia is the inability to form new memories. [blank_start]Retrograde[blank_end] amnesia is where old memories are forgotten.
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  • Anterograde
  • Retrograde
  • Retrograde
  • Anterograde

Question 9

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The general model of attention describes
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  • sensory input --> selector --> working memory
  • sensory input --> attenuation --> working memory
  • sensory input --> filter --> working memory
  • sensory input --> working memory --> filter

Question 10

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Broadbents' filter model describes attenuation of unattended stimuli
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  • True
  • False

Question 11

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What are some of the features of Anne Treismans' Feature Integration Theory (FIT)? (3 answers)
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  • Parallel processing of basic featues
  • Attention as a binding mechanism to bring together simple features
  • Binding as a slow and serial process
  • Binding as an instantaneous process
  • Pre-attention focuses on complex feature integration

Question 12

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We seem to have some sort of preattentive ability for semantics
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  • True
  • False

Question 13

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What are the components of Treisman's attentuation theory?
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  • Sensory store, Attenuating filter, Hierarchy of analysers, Working memory
  • Sensory store, Hierarchy of analysers,Attenuating filter, Working memory
  • Sensory store, Attenuating filter, Working memory
  • Sensory store, Working memory, Attenuating filter

Question 14

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Early selection involves filtering by physical characteristics and late selection can process semantics.
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  • True
  • False

Question 15

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What are the characteristics of the Capacity Theory of Attention? (3 answers)
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  • Proposed by Kahneman
  • Proposed by Broadbent
  • Attention as mental effort
  • Task related attention and automatic attention
  • Attention acts like a spotlight

Question 16

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The spotlight and zoom lens models of attention explain non-spatial attention well but fail to adequately explain spatial attention.
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  • True
  • False

Question 17

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What are some examples of bottom up attention? (4 answers)
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  • Flash of light
  • Loud noise
  • Quick movement
  • Someone calling out your name
  • Searching for keys on cluttered desk
  • Looking for your friend at the bar
  • Digging around for something in your bag

Question 18

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What are some examples of top-down attention? (3 answers)
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  • Flash of light
  • Loud noises
  • Quick sudden movements
  • Looking for your keys in your room
  • Finding your friend at the bar
  • Doing a find a word

Question 19

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Not being able to see a giant gorilla walk through a bunch of people playing basketball is an example of change blindness.
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  • True
  • False

Question 20

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Spatial neglect from damage to a hemisphere of the brain results in what kind of attention issues?
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  • Problems with attention to the opposite side of space to the damaged hemisphere
  • Problems with attention to the same side of space to the damaged hemisphere
  • General problems of attention in all areas of space
  • Inability to draw daisies properly

Question 21

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A person with Simultagnosia is only able to perceive one object at a time.
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  • True
  • False
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