Question 1

Which of the following would be an example of priming?

Accepted Answer

A) When counting,you are especially likely to pay attention to prime numbers. 
B) When two images are flashed briefly in your visual fields,you are always equally likely to notice both. 
C) When an object is unexpected in the environment,you immediately recognize it. 
D) Hearing the word "bread" makes it more likely that you'll recognize the word "butter." 
A) When counting,you are especially likely to pay attention to prime numbers. 
B) When two images are flashed briefly in your visual fields,you are always equally likely to notice both. 
C) When an object is unexpected in the environment,you immediately recognize it. 
D) Hearing the word "bread" makes it more likely that you'll recognize the word "butter."

Question 2

A patient with right parietal hemineglect is asked to draw a five pointed star.You would most expect which part of the drawing to be missing?

Accepted Answer

A) the top point of the star 
B) the right arm of the star 
C) the left arm of the star 
D) the bottom feet of the star 
A) the top point of the star 
B) the right arm of the star 
C) the left arm of the star 
D) the bottom feet of the star

Question 3

In the second stage of feature integration theory,we ______.

Accepted Answer

A) register features of objects such as their shape or color 
B) combine features into unified objects 
C) break unified objects down into identifiable features 
D) switch from serial to parallel processing 
A) register features of objects such as their shape or color 
B) combine features into unified objects 
C) break unified objects down into identifiable features 
D) switch from serial to parallel processing

Question 4

A person approaches you on the street and asks for directions.While you are talking,two people carry a door between you and the person to whom you are speaking.While the door is passing,the person you are talking to is replaced by a different person.If you are like the people in studies by Simons and Levin,you will ______.

Accepted Answer

A) immediately notice the change 
B) only notice if the two people are of different heights 
C) have only about a 50% chance of noticing the switch 
D) only notice if the two people have noticeably different voices 
A) immediately notice the change 
B) only notice if the two people are of different heights 
C) have only about a 50% chance of noticing the switch 
D) only notice if the two people have noticeably different voices

Question 5

Which of the following best explains why we refer to attention as a spotlight?

Accepted Answer

A) Attention cognitively illuminates everything within the visual field. 
B) Attention cannot focus on more than one thing at a time. 
C) Attention can only be used in one modality such as vision. 
D) Attention is consciously controlled and can switch its target. 
A) Attention cognitively illuminates everything within the visual field. 
B) Attention cannot focus on more than one thing at a time. 
C) Attention can only be used in one modality such as vision. 
D) Attention is consciously controlled and can switch its target.

Question 6

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)______.

Accepted Answer

A) are more likely to be girls than boys 
B) cannot devote mental resources to tasks 
C) cannot switch attention from one task to another 
D) cannot sustain vigilance on repetitive or dull tasks 
A) are more likely to be girls than boys 
B) cannot devote mental resources to tasks 
C) cannot switch attention from one task to another 
D) cannot sustain vigilance on repetitive or dull tasks

Question 7

Stroop interference peaks at around the age of ______ years.

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 8 
C) 20 
D) 60 
A) 3 
B) 8 
C) 20 
D) 60

Question 8

Treisman's feature integration theory argues that ______.

Accepted Answer

A) we perceive objects in two distinct stages 
B) we can only process one piece of information at a time 
C) we have a flexible capacity for processing information 
D) controlled processes do not interfere with each other the way automatic processes do 
A) we perceive objects in two distinct stages 
B) we can only process one piece of information at a time 
C) we have a flexible capacity for processing information 
D) controlled processes do not interfere with each other the way automatic processes do

Question 9

An ERP taken while a participant is played auditory stimuli through headphones shows high amplitude signals in response to a stimulus played in the left ear channel.This suggests the stimulus was ______.

Accepted Answer

A) unattended to 
B) not heard at all 
C) able to be identified 
D) attended to 
A) unattended to 
B) not heard at all 
C) able to be identified 
D) attended to

Question 10

The "cocktail party effect" refers to the fact that shadowing performance is disrupted when ______ is embedded in the unattended message.

Accepted Answer

A) backward speech 
B) the listener's name 
C) a section of repeated words 
D) music 
A) backward speech 
B) the listener's name 
C) a section of repeated words 
D) music

Question 11

Which of the following findings is NOT accurate with respect to dual task performance observed during cell phone use while driving?

Accepted Answer

A) Participants have difficulty tracking information in a conversation while driving. 
B) Participants and passengers moderate their speech during difficult driving obstacles. 
C) Participants' attention or driving skill is not affected by listening to a radio broadcast. 
D) Participants are just as distracted by talking on the phone as they are by talking to a passenger. 
A) Participants have difficulty tracking information in a conversation while driving. 
B) Participants and passengers moderate their speech during difficult driving obstacles. 
C) Participants' attention or driving skill is not affected by listening to a radio broadcast. 
D) Participants are just as distracted by talking on the phone as they are by talking to a passenger.

Question 12

Certain stimuli seem to jump off the page at the viewer,causing an involuntary shift of attention that is referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the Stroop effect 
B) attentional capture 
C) attenuation 
D) the cocktail party effect 
A) the Stroop effect 
B) attentional capture 
C) attenuation 
D) the cocktail party effect

Question 13

According to the attention hypothesis of automatization,attention ______.

Accepted Answer

A) is needed during the practice phase of a task 
B) determines what gets learned during practice 
C) determines what will be remembered from the practice 
D) all of these 
A) is needed during the practice phase of a task 
B) determines what gets learned during practice 
C) determines what will be remembered from the practice 
D) all of these

Question 14

The cocktail party effect,where you are likely to hear your name even an unattended stream of speech,would best be explained by which model of attention?

Accepted Answer

A) automatic 
B) filter 
C) social 
D) attenuation 
A) automatic 
B) filter 
C) social 
D) attenuation

Question 15

Discuss why the Stroop effect would peak at around second or third grade.

Accepted Answer

Stroop interference occurs because readi

Question 16

Of the following,whom would you expect to be most susceptible to inattentional blindness?

Accepted Answer

A) an individual with less working-memory capacity 
B) an individual with greater working-memory capacity 
C) an individual with greater executive functioning capacity 
D) an individual with less focus on individual items 
A) an individual with less working-memory capacity 
B) an individual with greater working-memory capacity 
C) an individual with greater executive functioning capacity 
D) an individual with less focus on individual items

Question 17

Studies of event-related potentials for attended and unattended tones indicate that ______.

Accepted Answer

A) ERPs are the same for attended and unattended stimuli,suggesting that the brain processes both types of stimuli at least to some degree 
B) the amplitude of the waveform is larger for the right ear than the left,regardless of which ear is being attended to 
C) the amplitude of the waveform is larger for the attended ear 
D) the time lag of the peak waveforms suggests that the difference occurs in the ears,before the messages get to the brain 
A) ERPs are the same for attended and unattended stimuli,suggesting that the brain processes both types of stimuli at least to some degree 
B) the amplitude of the waveform is larger for the right ear than the left,regardless of which ear is being attended to 
C) the amplitude of the waveform is larger for the attended ear 
D) the time lag of the peak waveforms suggests that the difference occurs in the ears,before the messages get to the brain

Question 18

Logan and Etherton (1994)presented participants with pairs of words and later asked them to identify particular targets.Target words were sometimes paired with the same word or different words.Their results show that ______.

Accepted Answer

A) using a target word in the same pair several times improved performance 
B) using a target word in many different pairs improved performance 
C) asking participants to state the color a target word was written in improved performance 
D) participants could always easily discriminate target words because the task was too easy 
A) using a target word in the same pair several times improved performance 
B) using a target word in many different pairs improved performance 
C) asking participants to state the color a target word was written in improved performance 
D) participants could always easily discriminate target words because the task was too easy

Question 19

ERP signals associated with attention should be visible by about ______ ms after stimulus presentation.

Accepted Answer

A) 100 
B) 500 
C) 1000 
D) 5000 
A) 100 
B) 500 
C) 1000 
D) 5000

Question 20

More recent research has suggested a move from a ______ to a ______ metaphor to explain the basic nature of attention.

Accepted Answer

A) bottleneck;filter 
B) filter;bottleneck 
C) bottleneck;spotlight 
D) headlight;spotlight 
A) bottleneck;filter 
B) filter;bottleneck 
C) bottleneck;spotlight 
D) headlight;spotlight

Which of the following would be an example of priming?

A patient with right parietal hemineglect is asked to draw a five pointed star.You would most expect which part of the drawing to be missing?

In the second stage of feature integration theory,we ______.

Which of the following best explains why we refer to attention as a spotlight?

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)______.

Stroop interference peaks at around the age of ______ years.

Treisman's feature integration theory argues that ______.

An ERP taken while a participant is played auditory stimuli through headphones shows high amplitude signals in response to a stimulus played in the left ear channel.This suggests the stimulus was ______.

The "cocktail party effect" refers to the fact that shadowing performance is disrupted when ______ is embedded in the unattended message.

Which of the following findings is NOT accurate with respect to dual task performance observed during cell phone use while driving?

Certain stimuli seem to jump off the page at the viewer,causing an involuntary shift of attention that is referred to as ______.

According to the attention hypothesis of automatization,attention ______.

The cocktail party effect,where you are likely to hear your name even an unattended stream of speech,would best be explained by which model of attention?

Discuss why the Stroop effect would peak at around second or third grade.

Of the following,whom would you expect to be most susceptible to inattentional blindness?

Studies of event-related potentials for attended and unattended tones indicate that ______.

Logan and Etherton (1994)presented participants with pairs of words and later asked them to identify particular targets.Target words were sometimes paired with the same word or different words.Their results show that ______.

ERP signals associated with attention should be visible by about ______ ms after stimulus presentation.

More recent research has suggested a move from a to a metaphor to explain the basic nature of attention.

Cognitive Psychology: History, methods, and Paradigms

The Brain: an Overview of Structure and Function

Perception: Recognizing Patterns and Objects

Working Memory: Forming and Using New Memory Traces

Retrieving Memories From Long-Term Storage

The Reconstructive Nature of Memory

Knowledge Representation: Storing and Organizing

Visual Imagery and Spatial Cognition

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Thinking and Problem Solving

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Cognitive Development Through Adolescence

Individual Differences in Cognition

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Which of the following would be an example of priming?

A patient with right parietal hemineglect is asked to draw a five pointed star.You would most expect which part of the drawing to be missing?

In the second stage of feature integration theory,we ______.

Which of the following best explains why we refer to attention as a spotlight?

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)______.

Stroop interference peaks at around the age of ______ years.

Treisman's feature integration theory argues that ______.

An ERP taken while a participant is played auditory stimuli through headphones shows high amplitude signals in response to a stimulus played in the left ear channel.This suggests the stimulus was ______.

The "cocktail party effect" refers to the fact that shadowing performance is disrupted when ______ is embedded in the unattended message.

Which of the following findings is NOT accurate with respect to dual task performance observed during cell phone use while driving?

Certain stimuli seem to jump off the page at the viewer,causing an involuntary shift of attention that is referred to as ______.

According to the attention hypothesis of automatization,attention ______.

The cocktail party effect,where you are likely to hear your name even an unattended stream of speech,would best be explained by which model of attention?

Discuss why the Stroop effect would peak at around second or third grade.

Of the following,whom would you expect to be most susceptible to inattentional blindness?

Studies of event-related potentials for attended and unattended tones indicate that ______.

Logan and Etherton (1994)presented participants with pairs of words and later asked them to identify particular targets.Target words were sometimes paired with the same word or different words.Their results show that ______.

ERP signals associated with attention should be visible by about ______ ms after stimulus presentation.

More recent research has suggested a move from a ______ to a ______ metaphor to explain the basic nature of attention.

Cognitive Psychology: History, methods, and Paradigms

The Brain: an Overview of Structure and Function

Perception: Recognizing Patterns and Objects

Working Memory: Forming and Using New Memory Traces

Retrieving Memories From Long-Term Storage

The Reconstructive Nature of Memory

Knowledge Representation: Storing and Organizing

Visual Imagery and Spatial Cognition

Language

Thinking and Problem Solving

Reasoning and Decision Making

Cognitive Development Through Adolescence

Individual Differences in Cognition

Cognition in Cross-Cultural Perspective

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More recent research has suggested a move from a to a metaphor to explain the basic nature of attention.