COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY WK 1 Lecture

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1. __________ involves only one type of processing at any given moment (process needs to be completed before another one starts)

  • Parallel processing
  • Top down processing
  • Serial processing
  • Bottom up processing
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2. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major approaches of contemporary cognitive psychology?

  • Cognitive ERPs
  • Computational cognitive science
  • Cognitive neuroscience
  • Experimental cognitive psychology
  • Cognitive neuropsychology

3. ____ involves only one type of processing at any given moment whereas ____ occurs when two or more processes are occurring simultaneously

  • Bottom up processing, parallel processing
  • Serial processing, parallel processing
  • Bottom up processing, top down processing
  • Parallel processing, serial processing

4. Which technique uses magnetic pulses to disrupt the functioning of a given brain area and cause a short lesion?

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
  • Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
  • Transcranial Measured Stimuluation (TMS)
  • Functional Measured Resonance Imaging (fMRI)

5. Which sub-cortical structure is particularly important for the detection of danger & other emotion-arousing stimuli?

  • Dorsal cortex
  • Hippocampus
  • Amygdala
  • Thalamus

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