PSYC213 Practice Quiz 1: History of Cognition Multiple choice questions 1. Rationalism is to as empiricism is to a) Innate, acquired b) Acquired, innate c) Structuralism, functionalism d) Functionalism, structuralism e) More than one answer is correct 2. Which one of these statements is NOT true about the views during the cognitive revolution? a) The focus of the cognitive revolution was on studying internal mental states b) The mind was viewed as an information processor c) It was thought that the amount of energy used by someone to perform a task was reflected by the amount of time spent on that task d) The notion of "bits" was developed during the cognitive revolution, which were used to represent the amount of energy used when performing a task e) All of the above are true 3. Steve volunteers to take part in a cognition experiment. Little stars are flashed on a screen in different areas of the screen (top left corner, top right corner, bottom left corner, bottom right corner, and center). Steve is then asked to press a red button if he sees a star on the left-hand side, a blue button if he sees a star on the right-hand side, and a green button if he sees a star in the center. The task is designed so that if there is a star that flashes in the center, the next star will flash in the top left-hand corner with a 75% chance. Which one of these outcomes is most likely to happen? a) Steve will respond more quickly to stars in the left-hand side (bottom and top) because there is a high probability that stars will appear on the left-hand side during the experiment b) Steve will respond more quickly just to stars in the top left-hand corner because there is a high sequential probability that the light in the top left-hand corner will follow a star in the center c) Steve's reaction time will be the same for all of the stars' locations because he is never certain where they could flash d) Steve will respond more slowly to stars in the right-hand side because he can only be certain about the location of stars on the left-hand side 4. Which of the following are FALSE about schemas? a) Schemas help us predict what will happen in specific scenarios b) Schemas are fixed - they never change c) Schemas can cause biases/stereotypes in certain situations d) Schemas are based on our expectations e) Band C Page 1 of 2
5. Your research colleague is conducting a cognitive neuroscience experiment and is asking for advice on the type of neuroimaging technique she should use for her experiment. She tells you that she wants to compare how the brain activates in response to specific rhythms in real time in musicians and non-musicians. Which technique do you recommend? a) EEG b) Structural MRI c) Functional MRI d) TMS 6. You are a waiter at a restaurant, and you accidentally spill some