Lab 6: Timing Mental Processes

Question 1

The technique used in cognitive psychology to estimate the duration of a psychological process is called:

Answer 1

Subtraction method

Question 2

The assumption of ___ assumes that the sequence if stages in a task are performed one by one, with no overlap:

Answer 2

Seriality

Question 3

The assumption of ____ assumes that the performance of one task should not affect performance on the other tasks:

Answer 3

Independence

Question 4

In order to avoid accidentally measuring extraneous brain activity, we should subtract the ___ condition activity from the ____ condition activity:
a) experimental, rest
b) first, second
c) second, first
d) rest, experimental

Answer 4

d) rest, experimental

Question 5

Which neuroimaging technique can be used to measure brain activity?

Answer 5

fMRI

Question 6

Name the psychological process used as an example in the lab:

Answer 6

Reading

Question 7

We have established the duration of reading time, when we:
a) subtract the reading task activity from the non-reading task activity
b) subtract the non-reading task activity from the reading task activity
c) subtract the first reading task activity from the second reading task activity.

Answer 7

b) subtract the non-reading task activity from the reading task activity