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6. Which of these is not a basis of the theoretical model?

  • These models can be tested using experiments
  • The models can be modified if findings don’t fit with it
  • We have inputs, that lead to outputs
  • Simple models about the world around us

7. What part of the brain does broca’s area control?

  • Speech
  • Emotion
  • Memory
  • Attention

8. Who showed that memories can be distorted by schemas?

  • Shiffrin
  • Atkinson and Shiffrin
  • Frederick Bartlett
  • Frederic Bartlet

9. Which of these research methods are not used with the biological approach?

  • Animal studies
  • Observation
  • Twin/family studies
  • Brain scans
  • Case studies
  • Drug therapy

10. What does BEG stand for?

  • Brain, evolution, genotype
  • Biopsy, emotion, gestures
  • Brain, evolution and genetics
  • Biopsy, external stimuli, growth

11. What is a key method used in cognitive neuroscience?

  • fMRI brain scans
  • Drug therapy
  • PET scans
  • CAT scan

12. What is neuroscience?

  • Study of our external responses
  • Study of the brain
  • Study of our internal processes
  • Study of the mind

13. When did neuroscience become prevalent?

  • Late 17th century
  • End of 20th century
  • Early 19th century
  • Early 21st century

14. Who tends to have very simple schemas?

  • Young children
  • Older people
  • Teenagers
  • Adults

15. Which of these is not cognitive?

  • Attention
  • Memory
  • Sleeping
  • Problem solving

16. What are schemas?

  • Innate responses to stimuli
  • Clusters of knowledge about the world around us
  • Patterns of thinking
  • A learned response to stimuli

17. When did the cognitive approach emerge?

  • Mid 20th century
  • Mid 21st century
  • Early 18th century
  • Late 19th century

18. Which of these is not a negative of the cognitive approach?

  • Does not use scientific research methods
  • Comparing a human mind to a computer is an unsophisticated analogy as computers do not think actively
  • Cognitive models oversimplify explanations for complex mental processes
  • Lacks ecological validity as data often comes from unrealistic tasks

19. What are inferences?

  • Treating somebody differently
  • Using facts in front of you to come to a conclusion
  • Learning about mental processes by observing behaviour
  • Making a generalisation based on a prejudgement

20. What does cognitive refer to?

  • Emotional responses
  • Mental processes
  • Physical responses (e.g. sweating)
  • Biological processes