Sensation Preception Cognition

Question 1

Graphical representation of hit rate vs false alarm rate

Answer 1

Receiver Operating Curve (ROC)

Question 2

What does the area under the ROC curve tell us ?

Answer 2

Accuracy

Question 3

Explains how the 3 short term sensory stores interact with Central Executive

Answer 3

Baddeley’s Model of Working Memory

Question 4

Baddeley’s Model of Working Memory: Written and spoken Info

Answer 4

Phonological Loop

Question 5

Baddeley’s Model of Working Memory: “inner Eye of the brain (navigation)”

Answer 5

Visuospatial sketchpad

Question 6

Baddeley’s Model of Working Memory: Backup store communicates with both visuospatial and phonological

Answer 6

Episodic Buffer

Question 7

“Supervisory process” controls which process is running (coordinates “slave system”) think of metacognition

Answer 7

Central executive

Question 8

3 elements of our working memory

Answer 8

Visuospatial sketchpad, Phonological loop, Episodic buffer

Question 9

3 elements of our long term memory

Answer 9

Semantic verbal, Semantic visual, Episodic memory

Question 10

Fact based “abstract” visual memory

Answer 10

Semantic Visual Memory

Question 11

Information that is personally relevant

Answer 11

Episodic memory

Question 12

Fact Based “abstract” symbols

Answer 12

Semantic verbal memory

Question 13

Solution to problem “hits us all at once”(for instance clues or hints can trigger)

Answer 13

Insight

Question 14

Apply prior Knowledge and strategy

Answer 14

Heuristic

Question 15

Mental Bias that doesn’t allow a person to see another use for an object

Answer 15

Functional Fixedness

Question 16

Theory of language development: infants learn language guided by praise from parents

Answer 16

Behaviorist model

Question 17

Theory of language development: we have a genetic enate ability to learn, with no instruction

Answer 17

Noam Chomsky

Question 18

Theory of language development: Language shapes and limits our cognition Example: Escamos have more words for snow higher degree to think about snow

Answer 18

Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

Question 19

Major Sociological Theory: Theorist? Level? Theory?

Parts of society work together to maintain stability (dynamic equilibrium)

Answer 19

Functionalism, Macro, Durkheim

Question 20

Major Sociological Theory: Theorist? Level? Theory?

Parts of society work against each other in competition for limited resources

Answer 20

Conflict Theory, Marx and Weber, Macro

Question 21

Major Sociological Theory: Theorist? Level? Theory?

Individuals communicate with each other using culturally learned symbols

Answer 21

Symbolic interactionism, Mead, Micro

Question 22

Major Sociological Theory: Level? Theory?

Individuals interaction results in socially agreed upon “constructs”

Answer 22

Social Constructionism, both micro and macro

Question 23

Major Sociological Theory: Level? Theory?

Individuals act based on costs and benefits

Answer 23

Rational Choice Theory, Micro

Question 24

Major Sociological Theory: Level? Theory?

Individuals interact based on rewards (benefits) and punishments (costs)

Answer 24

Social Exchange theory, Micro

Question 25

Phenomenon results from: Group work

individuals put in less effort then they would if they were alone

Answer 25

Social Loafing

Question 26

Phenomenon results from: Groups that agree on a decision

The belief of the group becomes more extreme

Answer 26

Group Polarization

Question 27

Deindividuation

Answer 27

Loss of individual identity, results in the development of “mob mentality”

Question 28

Social facilitation

Answer 28

Performing tasks in front of people

1 ) improves for simple tasks

2) gets worse for complex tasks