Question 1

According to the Yerkes-Dodson law,memory is worse at __________.

Accepted Answer

A) low levels of emotional intensity 
B) high levels of emotional intensity 
C) low and high levels of emotional intensity 
D) moderate levels of emotional intensity 
A) low levels of emotional intensity 
B) high levels of emotional intensity 
C) low and high levels of emotional intensity 
D) moderate levels of emotional intensity

Question 2

Perceptual recognition is __________ for emotional stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A) faster 
B) slower 
C) simplified 
D) complicated 
A) faster 
B) slower 
C) simplified 
D) complicated

Question 3

Performance pressure that is oriented towards the end result of a task is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) outcome-based 
B) monitoring 
C) choking 
D) stress 
A) outcome-based 
B) monitoring 
C) choking 
D) stress

Question 4

For choking under pressure,the type of pressure that occurs when a person focuses on the end result of the task is called _________ pressure.

Accepted Answer

The answer of For choking under pressure,the type of pressure...

Question 5

What are some of the arguments for and against the idea that flashbulb memories are special?

Accepted Answer

Flashbulb memories are vivid, detailed,

Question 6

Outcome-based pressure is caused by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) automatic processes being disrupted by conscious ones 
B) emotional overload 
C) the intrusion of irrelevant thoughts 
D) knowing that stress can impair your outcome 
A) automatic processes being disrupted by conscious ones 
B) emotional overload 
C) the intrusion of irrelevant thoughts 
D) knowing that stress can impair your outcome

Question 7

Stereotype threat is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) doing worse because of the activation of negative stereotype about oneself 
B) negative responses to a person who makes decisions based on stereotypes 
C) threating someone else based on your negative stereotypes 
D) the threat of legal action resulting from having been found to make decisions using stereotypes 
A) doing worse because of the activation of negative stereotype about oneself 
B) negative responses to a person who makes decisions based on stereotypes 
C) threating someone else based on your negative stereotypes 
D) the threat of legal action resulting from having been found to make decisions using stereotypes

Question 8

If the amygdala is damaged,people can still show basic classically conditioned emotional responses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The weapon focus effect is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) when the presence of a weapon causes you to retrieve violence-related memories 
B) the inability to focus on a weapon present in a scene because it is so aversive 
C) the inverse of tunnel memories 
D) poorer memory for other event details when a weapon is present 
A) when the presence of a weapon causes you to retrieve violence-related memories 
B) the inability to focus on a weapon present in a scene because it is so aversive 
C) the inverse of tunnel memories 
D) poorer memory for other event details when a weapon is present

Question 10

According to the Easterbrook hypothesis,we have poorer overall memory at high levels of emotional intensity because __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the neurological system is overwhelmed with all of the extra processing 
B) we can no longer effectively direct our attention to important things 
C) attention is focused on the central aspects of an event at the expense of peripheral aspects 
D) the amygdala takes over and shuts down processing in the hippocampus 
A) the neurological system is overwhelmed with all of the extra processing 
B) we can no longer effectively direct our attention to important things 
C) attention is focused on the central aspects of an event at the expense of peripheral aspects 
D) the amygdala takes over and shuts down processing in the hippocampus

Question 11

What part of the brain is heavily involved in the creation of emotionally laden memories?

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala 
B) precuneus 
C) corpus callosum 
D) tegmentum 
A) amygdala 
B) precuneus 
C) corpus callosum 
D) tegmentum

Question 12

Prosody is to speaking as __________ is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) quotes; typing 
B) emoticons; texting 
C) fingers; signing 
D) cursive; writing 
A) quotes; typing 
B) emoticons; texting 
C) fingers; signing 
D) cursive; writing

Question 13

The amygdala is an important neurological structure for processing emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Understanding emotion involves some element of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) recursion 
B) perspective taking 
C) modeling 
D) segmenting 
A) recursion 
B) perspective taking 
C) modeling 
D) segmenting

Question 15

What help can emotion be to human cognition?

Accepted Answer

Emotion plays a significant role in huma

Question 16

Emotional information can modify previous memories during reconsolidation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Performance pressure that is oriented towards how a task is done is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) outcome-based 
B) monitoring 
C) choking 
D) stress 
A) outcome-based 
B) monitoring 
C) choking 
D) stress

Question 18

The strong ties the amygdala has with sensory information allow for __________.

Accepted Answer

A) rapid responding to biologically significant events 
B) forward thinking with the frontal lobes 
C) a more analytic analysis of perceptual images 
D) rapid rejection of salient information in the immediate environment 
A) rapid responding to biologically significant events 
B) forward thinking with the frontal lobes 
C) a more analytic analysis of perceptual images 
D) rapid rejection of salient information in the immediate environment

Question 19

Suppressing emotions may drain resources in what part of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) tectum 
B) angular cingulate cortex 
C) hippocampus 
D) occipital lobe 
A) tectum 
B) angular cingulate cortex 
C) hippocampus 
D) occipital lobe

Question 20

In order for a flashbulb memory to be created,you need __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the event to be surprising 
B) to experience the event as important 
C) to have an emotional response 
D) all of the above 
A) the event to be surprising 
B) to experience the event as important 
C) to have an emotional response 
D) all of the above

According to the Yerkes-Dodson law,memory is worse at __________.

Perceptual recognition is __________ for emotional stimuli.

Performance pressure that is oriented towards the end result of a task is called __________.

For choking under pressure,the type of pressure that occurs when a person focuses on the end result of the task is called _________ pressure.

What are some of the arguments for and against the idea that flashbulb memories are special?

Outcome-based pressure is caused by __________.

Stereotype threat is __________.

If the amygdala is damaged,people can still show basic classically conditioned emotional responses.

The weapon focus effect is __________.

According to the Easterbrook hypothesis,we have poorer overall memory at high levels of emotional intensity because __________.

What part of the brain is heavily involved in the creation of emotionally laden memories?

Prosody is to speaking as is to .

The amygdala is an important neurological structure for processing emotions.

Understanding emotion involves some element of __________.

What help can emotion be to human cognition?

Emotional information can modify previous memories during reconsolidation.

Performance pressure that is oriented towards how a task is done is called __________.

The strong ties the amygdala has with sensory information allow for __________.

Suppressing emotions may drain resources in what part of the brain?

In order for a flashbulb memory to be created,you need __________.

Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Sensation and Perception

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Learning and Remembering

Knowing

Using Knowledge in the Real World

Language

Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language

Decisions, Judgments, and Reasoning

Problem Solving

Cognitive Development

Filters

Exam 13: Cognition and Emotion

According to the Yerkes-Dodson law,memory is worse at __________.

Perceptual recognition is __________ for emotional stimuli.

Performance pressure that is oriented towards the end result of a task is called __________.

For choking under pressure,the type of pressure that occurs when a person focuses on the end result of the task is called _________ pressure.

What are some of the arguments for and against the idea that flashbulb memories are special?

Outcome-based pressure is caused by __________.

Stereotype threat is __________.

If the amygdala is damaged,people can still show basic classically conditioned emotional responses.

The weapon focus effect is __________.

According to the Easterbrook hypothesis,we have poorer overall memory at high levels of emotional intensity because __________.

What part of the brain is heavily involved in the creation of emotionally laden memories?

Prosody is to speaking as __________ is to __________.

The amygdala is an important neurological structure for processing emotions.

Understanding emotion involves some element of __________.

What help can emotion be to human cognition?

Emotional information can modify previous memories during reconsolidation.

Performance pressure that is oriented towards how a task is done is called __________.

The strong ties the amygdala has with sensory information allow for __________.

Suppressing emotions may drain resources in what part of the brain?

In order for a flashbulb memory to be created,you need __________.

Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Sensation and Perception

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Learning and Remembering

Knowing

Using Knowledge in the Real World

Language

Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language

Decisions, Judgments, and Reasoning

Problem Solving

Cognitive Development

Filters

Prosody is to speaking as is to .