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Undergraduate Psychology Quiz on Cognitive Psychology Finals, created by Shawn Hiew on 11/01/2017.

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Cognitive Psychology Finals

Question 1 of 30

1

According to the multistore model, what is the format of info in STM?

Select one of the following:

  • Visual

  • Pictorial

  • Acoustic

  • Olfactory

Explanation

Question 2 of 30

1

According to the multistore model, what is the duration of STM (for information not in current use)?

Select one of the following:

  • 30 seconds

  • 10 seconds

  • 3 minutes

  • 7 minutes

Explanation

Question 3 of 30

1

Who proposed the Working Memory Model?

Select one of the following:

  • Bandura and Hitch

  • Baddeley and Hitch

  • Baddeley and Buchanan

  • Baddiel and Skinner

Explanation

Question 4 of 30

1

Which of the following is NOT part of the Working Memory Model?

Select one of the following:

  • Phonological loop

  • Long-term memory

  • Visuospatial sketchpad

  • Central executive

Explanation

Question 5 of 30

1

I am internally memorising a list of words. Which part of the working memory is being used?

Select one of the following:

  • Phonological loop

  • Long-term memory

  • Visuospatial sketchpad

  • Central executive

Explanation

Question 6 of 30

1

According to the multistore model, what is the possible duration and capacity of LTM?

Select one of the following:

  • Permanent and Infinite

  • Permanent and 7 +/- 2

  • Thirty minutes and infinite

  • Three weeks and 47 chunks

Explanation

Question 7 of 30

1

What type of memory is being used when you recall a word after you have actively memorised it?

Select one of the following:

  • Implicit

  • Explicit

  • Sensory

  • None of the above

Explanation

Question 8 of 30

1

What type of memory is being used when you purchase a certain brand of chocolate as a result of seeing an advertisement, even though you cannot recall the actual advert?

Select one of the following:

  • Implicit

  • Explicit

  • Sensory

  • None of the above

Explanation

Question 9 of 30

1

What is NOT true of episodic memory?

Select one of the following:

  • It is also known as autobiographical memory

  • It is abstract and not temporally organised

  • It involves personal recollections

  • It is illustrated in the case of Dr S

Explanation

Question 10 of 30

1

What type of memory is being used when you ride a bike?

Select one of the following:

  • Declarative

  • Procedural

  • Sensory

  • None of the above

Explanation

Question 11 of 30

1

Which of the following are MOST likely to be forgotten?

Select one of the following:

  • Declarative memories

  • Procedural memories

  • Implicit memories

  • Memories for skills

Explanation

Question 12 of 30

1

Which of the following is NOT one of the seven sins of memory?

Select one of the following:

  • Persistence

  • Absent-mindedness

  • Bias

  • Binding

Explanation

Question 13 of 30

1

What does the forgetting curve suggest about FORGETTING?

Select one of the following:

  • More rehearsal results in more learning

  • Forgetting was stable over time

  • Forgetting was initially rapid but then slowed down

  • Forgetting was initially slow but then speeded up

Explanation

Question 14 of 30

1

What is the Decay Theory of Forgetting?

Select one of the following:

  • Memory trace is present but cannot be accessed

  • Memory trace fades over time

  • Memory trace is damaged and discarded

  • Memory trace is altered by other information

Explanation

Question 15 of 30

1

What is the Retrieval Failure Theory of Forgetting?

Select one of the following:

  • Memory trace is present but cannot be accessed

  • Memory trace fades over time

  • Memory trace is damaged and discarded

  • Memory trace is altered by other information

Explanation

Question 16 of 30

1

Who proposed the Levels of Processing Model?

Select one of the following:

  • Eysenck and Keane

  • Craik and Tulving

  • Craik and Lockhart

  • Ant and Dec

Explanation

Question 17 of 30

1

What level of processing would the following question encourage?
“What word rhymes with tree?”

Select one of the following:

  • Structural

  • Phonological

  • Semantic

  • None of the above

Explanation

Question 18 of 30

1

Recall may be improved if the person is in the same environment as they were when they learnt the info. What type of memory is this?

Select one of the following:

  • Cue-dependent

  • Context-dependent

  • Mood-dependent

  • State-dependent

Explanation

Question 19 of 30

1

Recall may be improved if the person is in the same mental condition as they were when they learnt the info. What type of memory is this?

Select one of the following:

  • Context-dependent

  • Mood-dependent

  • Cue-dependent

  • State-dependent

Explanation

Question 20 of 30

1

How could we help victims of crime recall the incident?

Select one of the following:

  • Re-create the incident exactly

  • Ask them lots of questions

  • Take them back to the crime scene

  • Ask them to avoid the crime scene

Explanation

Question 21 of 30

1

Which of the following is NOT a sin of Commission?

Select one of the following:

  • Blocking

  • Misattribution

  • Bias

  • Suggestion

Explanation

Question 22 of 30

1

Sue recognises a face, but is unsure where she met that person before. What sin is she committing?

Select one of the following:

  • Blocking

  • Misattribution

  • Bias

  • Suggestion

Explanation

Question 23 of 30

1

Misattribution of current sensations onto the past can explain…

Select one of the following:

  • deja vu

  • the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon

  • the sin of bias

  • source confusion

Explanation

Question 24 of 30

1

The Sin of Bias is associated with what type of processing?

Select one of the following:

  • Bottom-up

  • Top-down

  • Deep

  • Shallow

Explanation

Question 25 of 30

1

My mum tells me that I fell over in a paddling pool when I was three, and I can later vividly recall this incident. What sin might I be committing?

Select one of the following:

  • Blocking

  • Misattribution

  • Bias

  • Suggestion

Explanation

Question 26 of 30

1

Which of the following are likely to support the creation of a false memory?

Select one of the following:

  • Witness was highly stressed during the event

  • Witness held expectations about the event that did not match the actual event

  • Witness is asked leading questions

  • All of the above will encourage false memories

Explanation

Question 27 of 30

1

What did the Devlin Committee recommend?

Select one of the following:

  • Juries should not convict on the basis of eyewitness testimony alone

  • Juries should always convict if there is an eyewitness testimony

  • Juries should ignore eyewitness testimony

  • Juries should never convict if there is an eyewitness testimony

Explanation

Question 28 of 30

1

Why do leading questions affect eyewitness testimony?

Select one of the following:

  • Because memory is context-dependent

  • Because memory is reconstructed to fit with our prior knowledge

  • Because memory is altered in accordance with information provided during recall

  • Because memory is focused on details

Explanation

Question 29 of 30

1

Why do expectations affect eyewitness testimony?

Select one of the following:

  • Because memory is context-dependent

  • Because memory is reconstructed to fit with our prior knowledge

  • Because memory is altered in accordance with information provided during recall

  • Because memory is focused on details

Explanation

Question 30 of 30

1

Yuille and Cutshall (1986) interviewed witnesses to an armed robbery approximately five months after the event. What did they find?

Select one of the following:

  • Recall was extremely poor

  • Recall was extremely accurate

  • Recall changed over time

  • Recall remained the same over time

Explanation

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