Question 1

Using key words will likely help you pass a delayed test for which you have not studied.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A proposition is the smallest unit one can meaningfully judge as true or false.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The _____ prefrontal region is involved in processing verbal information.

Accepted Answer

A)  left 
B)  right 
C)  anterior 
D)  posterior 
A)  left 
B)  right 
C)  anterior 
D)  posterior

Question 4

A subject is shown a photograph of several different fruits.After the photograph is removed,the subject is asked to recall the fruits in the picture.Which fruit will the subject be LEAST likely to recall?

Accepted Answer

A)  the apple 
B)  the mango 
C)  the tomato 
D)  the kiwi 
A)  the apple 
B)  the mango 
C)  the tomato 
D)  the kiwi

Question 5

After processing a linguistic message,people normally remember its exact wording.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Hauk,Johnsrude,and Pulvermiller (2004)found that listening to the verbs lick and kick results in the activation of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala. 
B)  hypothalamus. 
C)  motor cortex. 
D)  thalamus. 
A)  amygdala. 
B)  hypothalamus. 
C)  motor cortex. 
D)  thalamus.

Question 7

Mirror neurons in a monkey become active:

Accepted Answer

A)  only when the monkey performs an action. 
B)  only when the monkey sees another perform an action. 
C)  when the monkey performs an action or sees another perform an action. 
D)  Monkeys do not have mirror neurons. 
A)  only when the monkey performs an action. 
B)  only when the monkey sees another perform an action. 
C)  when the monkey performs an action or sees another perform an action. 
D)  Monkeys do not have mirror neurons.

Question 8

Evidence from studies of picture memory suggests that people:

Accepted Answer

A)  encode feature-rich detail at first,but then quickly segment the picture into subsegments and store only loosely collected fragments. 
B)  encode virtually all the perceptual detail of the picture and retain it for many months. 
C)  encode many of the perceptual details at the beginning,but tend to forget this information quickly. 
D)  encode only small amounts of perceptual detail at the beginning and then use inferential processes to fill in the gaps later. 
A)  encode feature-rich detail at first,but then quickly segment the picture into subsegments and store only loosely collected fragments. 
B)  encode virtually all the perceptual detail of the picture and retain it for many months. 
C)  encode many of the perceptual details at the beginning,but tend to forget this information quickly. 
D)  encode only small amounts of perceptual detail at the beginning and then use inferential processes to fill in the gaps later.

Question 9

Carey (1985)has demonstrated that children come to learn that all members of a biological category have the same parts and that all members of an artifact category have the same function.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Paivio's dual-code hypothesis claims that there are different representations for _____ and _____ material.

Accepted Answer

A)  verbal;visual 
B)  visual;auditory 
C)  verbal;spatial 
D)  temporal;spatial 
A)  verbal;visual 
B)  visual;auditory 
C)  verbal;spatial 
D)  temporal;spatial

Question 11

In a propositional network,we can think of the nodes as _____ and the links between nodes as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ideas;associations 
B)  meaning;detail 
C)  neural warehouses;neural pathways 
D)  content;form 
A)  ideas;associations 
B)  meaning;detail 
C)  neural warehouses;neural pathways 
D)  content;form

Question 12

Which statement is NOT evidence for propositional representations in memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Learning a second fact about a concept interferes with ability to remember the first fact. 
B)  Having studied "The man who was angry hit the policeman" and "The man hit the big policeman," subjects will accept "The angry man hit the policeman who was big" as one they studied. 
C)  For subjects having studied "Children who are slow eat bread that is cold," slow is a better clue for recall of children than it is for recall of bread. 
D)  Subjects can recall the meaning,but not the wording,of a sentence. 
A)  Learning a second fact about a concept interferes with ability to remember the first fact. 
B)  Having studied "The man who was angry hit the policeman" and "The man hit the big policeman," subjects will accept "The angry man hit the policeman who was big" as one they studied. 
C)  For subjects having studied "Children who are slow eat bread that is cold," slow is a better clue for recall of children than it is for recall of bread. 
D)  Subjects can recall the meaning,but not the wording,of a sentence.

Question 13

In cognitive psychology,what is a proposition? Explain what is meant by propositional representation according to Kintsch (1974).

Accepted Answer

A proposition is the smallest unit of kn

Question 14

Imagine that you serve as a consultant to a firm marketing a new daily-use product.The manager argues that a picture is worth a thousand words,so the instructions should be in picture form.Your advice to the manager would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  to proceed since people tend to have high recall for the physical detail of pictures. 
B)  to revert to completely written instructions since recall of meaning is significantly higher in written than in pictorial form. 
C)  to use exclusively pictorial representation since people do not recall much of either form or meaning from written instructions. 
D)  that people will only remember the gist of the picture just as they only remember the gist of verbal instructions. 
A)  to proceed since people tend to have high recall for the physical detail of pictures. 
B)  to revert to completely written instructions since recall of meaning is significantly higher in written than in pictorial form. 
C)  to use exclusively pictorial representation since people do not recall much of either form or meaning from written instructions. 
D)  that people will only remember the gist of the picture just as they only remember the gist of verbal instructions.

Question 15

Which statement is NOT true of conceptual knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  Concepts involve categorizing properties of a class of experiences. 
B)  Verifying facts about a concept takes the same amount of time,even when they must be inferred. 
C)  Concepts are abstract representations of external reality. 
D)  Frequently encountered facts are stored with the related concept. 
A)  Concepts involve categorizing properties of a class of experiences. 
B)  Verifying facts about a concept takes the same amount of time,even when they must be inferred. 
C)  Concepts are abstract representations of external reality. 
D)  Frequently encountered facts are stored with the related concept.

Question 16

Differentiate between an amodal symbol system and a perceptual symbol system.

Accepted Answer

The elements within an amodal symbol sys

Question 17

Categorical information is represented in the posterior regions of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to the text,patients with damage to their temporal lobe suffer deficits in their knowledge about:

Accepted Answer

A)  biological categories,such as animals,fruits,and vegetables. 
B)  mnemonic strategies. 
C)  schematic representations. 
D)  natural categories,such as colors and shapes. 
A)  biological categories,such as animals,fruits,and vegetables. 
B)  mnemonic strategies. 
C)  schematic representations. 
D)  natural categories,such as colors and shapes.

Question 19

When subjects were asked to recall pictures where the right-left orientation was reversed,they:

Accepted Answer

A)  lost accuracy for both orientation and meaning. 
B)  quickly lost accuracy for orientation,but retained high accuracy for meaning. 
C)  retained high accuracy for orientation,but quickly lost accuracy for meaning. 
D)  retained high accuracy for both orientation and meaning. 
A)  lost accuracy for both orientation and meaning. 
B)  quickly lost accuracy for orientation,but retained high accuracy for meaning. 
C)  retained high accuracy for orientation,but quickly lost accuracy for meaning. 
D)  retained high accuracy for both orientation and meaning.

Question 20

Suppose you were shown a picture from the scene of an accident you had witnessed several days earlier.Your memory for the scene would probably:

Accepted Answer

A)  be highly accurate for meaning,as well as for minute detail. 
B)  sense immediately that the picture was reversed,even if the gist of events was fuzzy. 
C)  be inaccurate for both minute detail and meaning. 
D)  preserve the general meaning of the scene but miss the fact that the picture was in reverse orientation. 
A)  be highly accurate for meaning,as well as for minute detail. 
B)  sense immediately that the picture was reversed,even if the gist of events was fuzzy. 
C)  be inaccurate for both minute detail and meaning. 
D)  preserve the general meaning of the scene but miss the fact that the picture was in reverse orientation.

Using key words will likely help you pass a delayed test for which you have not studied.

A proposition is the smallest unit one can meaningfully judge as true or false.

The _____ prefrontal region is involved in processing verbal information.

A subject is shown a photograph of several different fruits.After the photograph is removed,the subject is asked to recall the fruits in the picture.Which fruit will the subject be LEAST likely to recall?

After processing a linguistic message,people normally remember its exact wording.

Hauk,Johnsrude,and Pulvermiller (2004)found that listening to the verbs lick and kick results in the activation of the:

Mirror neurons in a monkey become active:

Evidence from studies of picture memory suggests that people:

Carey (1985)has demonstrated that children come to learn that all members of a biological category have the same parts and that all members of an artifact category have the same function.

Paivio's dual-code hypothesis claims that there are different representations for _ and _ material.

In a propositional network,we can think of the nodes as _ and the links between nodes as _.

Which statement is NOT evidence for propositional representations in memory?

In cognitive psychology,what is a proposition? Explain what is meant by propositional representation according to Kintsch (1974).

Imagine that you serve as a consultant to a firm marketing a new daily-use product.The manager argues that a picture is worth a thousand words,so the instructions should be in picture form.Your advice to the manager would be:

Which statement is NOT true of conceptual knowledge?

Differentiate between an amodal symbol system and a perceptual symbol system.

Categorical information is represented in the posterior regions of the brain.

According to the text,patients with damage to their temporal lobe suffer deficits in their knowledge about:

When subjects were asked to recall pictures where the right-left orientation was reversed,they:

Suppose you were shown a picture from the scene of an accident you had witnessed several days earlier.Your memory for the scene would probably:

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Exam 5: Representation of Knowledge

Using key words will likely help you pass a delayed test for which you have not studied.

A proposition is the smallest unit one can meaningfully judge as true or false.

The _____ prefrontal region is involved in processing verbal information.

A subject is shown a photograph of several different fruits.After the photograph is removed,the subject is asked to recall the fruits in the picture.Which fruit will the subject be LEAST likely to recall?

After processing a linguistic message,people normally remember its exact wording.

Hauk,Johnsrude,and Pulvermiller (2004)found that listening to the verbs lick and kick results in the activation of the:

Mirror neurons in a monkey become active:

Evidence from studies of picture memory suggests that people:

Carey (1985)has demonstrated that children come to learn that all members of a biological category have the same parts and that all members of an artifact category have the same function.

Paivio's dual-code hypothesis claims that there are different representations for _____ and _____ material.

In a propositional network,we can think of the nodes as _____ and the links between nodes as _____.

Which statement is NOT evidence for propositional representations in memory?

In cognitive psychology,what is a proposition? Explain what is meant by propositional representation according to Kintsch (1974).

Imagine that you serve as a consultant to a firm marketing a new daily-use product.The manager argues that a picture is worth a thousand words,so the instructions should be in picture form.Your advice to the manager would be:

Which statement is NOT true of conceptual knowledge?

Differentiate between an amodal symbol system and a perceptual symbol system.

Categorical information is represented in the posterior regions of the brain.

According to the text,patients with damage to their temporal lobe suffer deficits in their knowledge about:

When subjects were asked to recall pictures where the right-left orientation was reversed,they:

Suppose you were shown a picture from the scene of an accident you had witnessed several days earlier.Your memory for the scene would probably:

The Science of Cognition

Perception

Attention and Performance

Mental Imagery

Human Memory: Encoding and Storage

Human Memory: Retention and Retrieval

Problem Solving

Expertise

Reasoning

Decision Making

Language Structure

Language Comprehension

Individual Differences in Cognition

Filters

Paivio's dual-code hypothesis claims that there are different representations for _ and _ material.

In a propositional network,we can think of the nodes as _ and the links between nodes as _.