Neuroimage Multiple Choice Questions

Neuroimage Multiple Choice Questions

1. Neuroimage, a journal devoted solely to reporting neuroimaging research, was founded in which year?

   		1975
   		1984
   		1992
   		2000

5 points

QUESTION 2

1. A technique in which trained participants described their experiences and thought processes in response to stimuli is known as

   		structuralism.
   		analytic introspection.
   		sensations.
   		cognitive psychology.

5 points

QUESTION 3

1. Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin’s (1968) model of memory, which was introduced a year after the publication of Neisser’s book, described the flow of information in the memory system as progressing through three stages. Which memory holds incoming information for a fraction of a second and then passes most of this information to short-term memory?

   		Long-term memory
   		Sensory memory
   		Episodic memory
   		Semantic memory

5 points

QUESTION 4

1. As a result of gaps in the behaviorist paradigm, the new cognitive paradigm began to emerge in which decade?

   		1950s
   		1930s
   		1940s
   		1920s

5 points

QUESTION 5

1. In Donders’s experiment on decision making, when participants were asked to press one button if the light on the left was illuminated and another button if the light on the right was illuminated, they were engaged in a

   		memory recall task.
   		simple reaction time task.
   		choice reaction time task.
   		operant conditioning task.

5 points

QUESTION 6

1. A mental conception of the layout of a physical space is known as a(n)

   		cognitive map.
   		mental model.
   		artificial intelligence.
   		memory consolidation.

5 points

QUESTION 7

1. How is the term mind used in this statement: “When he talks about his encounter with aliens, it sounds like he is out of his mind”?

   		The mind as involved in memory
   		The mind as problem solver
   		The mind as a healthy mind being associated with normal functioning, a nonfunctioning mind with abnormal functioning.
   		The mind as valuable, something that should be used

5 points

QUESTION 8

1. John Watson believed that psychology should focus on the study of

   		observable behavior.
   		mental processes.
   		consciousness.
   		attention.

5 points

QUESTION 9

1. Newell and Simon were among the first to use computers for artificial intelligence. Their computer program

   		simulated human attention.
   		created proofs for problems in logic.
   		controlled presentation of visual stimuli.
   		produced the first flow diagram.

5 points

QUESTION 10

1. In Donders’s experiment on decision making, when participants were asked to press a button upon presentation of a light, they were engaged in a

   		sensory memory task.
   		simple reaction time task.
   		choice reaction time task.
   		classical conditioning task.

5 points

QUESTION 11

1. At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Symposium on Information Theory, George Miller presented a paper suggesting that

   		the human ability to process information is unlimited.
   		there are limits to the human ability to process information.
   		intelligent machines can be successfully created.
   		memory consolidation is enhanced by REM sleep.

5 points

QUESTION 12

1. Which book was written by Thomas Kuhn?

   		Verbal Behavior
   		The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
   		Cognitive Psychology
   		Sensory Memory

5 points

QUESTION 13

1. The branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of the mind is called

   		cognitive psychology.
   		introspection.
   		behaviorism.
   		memory consolidation.

5 points

QUESTION 14

1. Attention, perception, memory, and decision making are all different types of mental processes in which the mind engages. These are known as different types of

   		models.
   		cognition.
   		reaction times.
   		savings.

5 points

QUESTION 15

1. The relationship between the ____________ is NOT measured directly by cognitive psychologists.

   		physiological response and the behavioral outcome
   		cognitive task and the behavioral outcome
   		cognitive task and the physiological response
   		cognitive task and the mental response

5 points

QUESTION 16

1. Which of the following events is most closely associated with a resurgence in interest in the mind within the study of psychology?

   		Watson’s “Little Albert” experiment
   		Skinner’s publication of the book, Verbal Behavior
   		Development of the technique of analytic introspection
   		Tolman’s proposal of cognitive maps

5 points

QUESTION 17

1. Verbal Behavior was written by

   		Noam Chomsky.
   		Watson.
   		Tolman.
   		B. F. Skinner.

5 points

QUESTION 18

1. Which of the following terms is correct in context with “Pairing one stimulus with another”?

   		Cognitive mapping
   		Paradigm shift
   		Classical conditioning
   		Behaviorism

5 points

QUESTION 19

1. Which of the following methods, often associated with structuralism, was used in the psychology laboratory established by Wilhelm Wundt?

   		Analytic introspection
   		Measuring reaction times
   		Operant conditioning
   		Classical conditioning

5 points

QUESTION 20

1. Which of the following psychologists is known for research on operant conditioning?

   		Franciscus Donders
   		Wilhelm Wundt
   		John Watson
   		B. F. Skinner

5 points

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