In a parallel-distributed processing network, the word
“banana” is represented as what? Is it a particular node in the network, a
neural activity in a particular part of the cerebral cortex, a particular
activation pattern in the network as a whole, OR a mental (pictorial)
representation of a real banana?
In the term parallel-distributed processing model,
“parallel” refers to the fact that relevant units are activitated
simultaneously, relevant neurons are located in parallel lines, associative
links are generally depicted among parallel lines, OR relevant areas of the
temporal cortex are located parallel to relevant areas of the parietal cortex?
Going home involves going to the bus depot, then buying a
ticket, then getting on the bus. Buying a ticket involves getting in line, then
waiting, then asking for a ticket. Getting on the bus involves…. What is this
problem-solving technique an example of? Is it hierarchical organization,
restructuring, a set of nodes, OR a parallel distributed processing network?
Joanne will not go out at night because she hears from her
local news station about the large number of muggings and robberies that occur
in her city. However, crime in Joanne’s city has actually gone down in the past
few years. What error in reasoning is Joanne falling victim to? Is it inductive
reasoning error, irrationality, the availability heuristic, OR deductive
reasoning error?
Sandy, a true believer in astrology, reads in her horoscope
that today is her lucky day. She gets so excited that she spills coffee all
over herself, which necessitates a change of clothes, which makes her late for
work and for a very important meeting, which in turn gets her into serious
trouble with her boss. Later that evening, in the hospital parking lot, on her
way to the emergency room where her brother has just been taken, Sandy finds a
dime on the ground. What does research on the confirmation bias suggest that
Sandy will do? Is it that she will renounce astrology as completely wrong
because of all the horrible things that happened on her “lucky day”; She will
begin to question her belief in astrology because of all the horrible things
that happened on her “lucky day”; She will seize on the dime she found as
evidence of astrology’s accuracy; OR confirmation bias has little or no
relevance to how this person will think about astrology in the future?
Which area of the brain seems to play a direct and central
role in many aspects of thought and memory? Is it the hindbrain; the brainstem;
the forebrain; OR the midbrain?
Which of the following statements is true? Conscious
supervision is necessary for perception; perception does not involve cognition;
perception never occurs without awareness; OR perception can occur without
awareness?
Verification time for the sentence “Robins are birds” is
shorter than verification time for the sentence “Penguins are birds.” What does
this difference most likely reflect? Is it the hierarchical structure of these
concepts in generic memory; the relative difficulty of accessing these concepts
in generic memory; the relative difficulty of accessing these concepts in
episodic memory; the relative time lag in proportional memory activation; OR
the structure of episodic network memory?
When we think of an “animal,” we are likely to think of a
cat or a dog, the case of ”fruit,” we think of an apple, and in the case of a
“bird” we think of a robin. This is evidence of what? Is it a strategy in which
we encode concepts such as these in terms of lists of features that define the
category; spreading activation of nodal activity; parallel-distributed
processing; OR a strategy in which we store each instance of the category
independently?
What is a key assumption in the parallel-distributed
processing model? Is it that the model relies on distributed representations;
concepts are represented by a pattern of activation across the entire network;
concepts are represented by particular nodes in the network; OR BOTH the model
relies on distributed representations AND concepts are represented by a pattern
of activation across the entire network?
The more elaborate the rehearsal, the what? Is it the more
confused a person is likely to be at the time of retrieval, greater the chance
for proactive interference; greater the likelihood of retrieval; OR less is the
need for chunking?
Anterograde amnesiacs can learn lists of words for a later
recognition test; can learn to identify people and recognize them later; get
better at some motor skills with practice; OR all 3?
Declarative memory is what and what? Is it conscious and
explicit; conscious and implicit; unconscious and explicit; OR unconscious and
implicit?
What is a big disadvantage to schema-based memory? Is it
that the main concepts are often forgotten; schema-based memory requires
substantially more processing capacity than does more data-driven memory;
schema-based memory is more subject to interference than is more data-driven
memory; OR memory for details is often faulty?





