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6. In Marr's (1982) levels of analysis, what does the computational level entail?

  • Why the system does this
  • What the system does
  • How the system is physically realised
  • How the system can do what it does

7. The process explanation model begins with calculations of distances from exemplars in memory _ and a test item _

  • R, I
  • I, R
  • J, I
  • I, J

8. What is a disadvantage of computational models?

  • Force the theorist to be explicit
  • May not be complete enough to be testable
  • Logical contradictions
  • Internal inconsistencies

9. What is verbal theorising not a substitute for?

  • Written theorising
  • Falsification
  • Quantitative analysis
  • Qualitative analysis

10. Hulme et al. (1997) found that...

  • Word frequency influenced recall but mostly for later serial positions
  • Word frequency influenced recognition but mostly for earlier serial positions
  • Word frequency influenced recognition but mostly for later serial positions
  • Word frequency influenced recognition but mostly for earlier serial positions

11. From Nosofsky's (1991) study, there is at least ______ model(s) that can predict the behaviour between observed and predicted probabilities of both _________ and ___________.

  • One, classification, recognition
  • Two, classification, recognition
  • One, identification, classification
  • Two, recognition, identification

12. Which of these is true about the Copernican model?

  • Projection from Earth to Mars traces out the retrograde motion
  • Assumed that the planets had elliptical orbits rather than circular
  • Could predict the location of planets accurately
  • The sun orbits around the Earth

13. What is 'I' in the MPT approach?

  • The probability that the memory trace can be recreated from a less than intact structure
  • The probability that a memory trace is intact
  • The probability that a memory trace is damaged
  • The probability that the memory trace can be recreated from an intact structure

14. What is versimilitude?

  • The model is not complete enough to be testable
  • There is enough truth about the model to continue using it
  • The model is not falsifiable
  • The model is very similar to another

15. A quantitative model ensures that ____ assumptions of a theory have been identified and tested.

  • Most
  • None
  • All
  • Some

16. The process explanation model decides how these distances will relate to ________

  • Recall
  • Similarity
  • Memory
  • Frequency

17. Why did the Copernican model replace the Ptolemaic model?

  • It was simpler and involved the fewest assumptions
  • It was more complex and involved the most assumptions
  • It was simpler but involved the most assumptions
  • It was more complex but involved the fewest assumptions

18. Hulme et al. (1997) assumed that R was greater for _________________

  • Words with later serial positions
  • Low frequency words
  • High frequency words
  • Words with earlier serial positions

19. In Marr's (1982) levels of analysis, what does the algorithmic/representational level entail?

  • How the system is physically realised
  • How the system can do what it does
  • Why the system does this
  • What the system does

20. The probability of correctly recalling an item in a memory...

  • I/1 - R + I
  • I/1 - I x R
  • R/1 - R x I
  • R/1 - I + R