The cells that serve as the building blocks of the body’s information processing system are called ____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. When visual information out an object is perceived, which model of perceptual processing emphasizes on-going feedback between the higher centers of the brain(e.g., cognition) and the early stages of processing (e.g., sensory receptors)?

   A. Recurrent processing model
   B. Serial processing model
   C. Parallel processing model
   D. Selective adaptation model

2. The vast majority of cells in the body’s information-processing systems are ___________?

   A. interneurons
   B. motor neurons
   C. sensory neurons
   D. neurotransmitters

3. Information-processing theorists belong to ____________?

   A. psychoanalysts
   B. behavioral psychologists
   C. cognitive psychologists
   D. functionalists

4. Which cells for visual processing are located closest to the back of the retina?

   A. Subliminal cells
   B. Ganglion cells
   C. Rods and cones
   D. Bipolar cells

5. According to Craik and Lockhart, which of the following levels of processing would result in the highest recall of information?

   A. Phonological
   B. Syntactic
   C. Semantic
   D. Acoustic

6. The three steps in memory information processing are ____________________?

   A. input, processing, output
   B. input, storage, output
   C. input, storage, retrieval
   D. encoding, storage, retrieval

7. According to groundbreaking research, how do attentional processes affect perceptual processing of information?

   A. Attention create a parallel processing of all visual input
   B. All the visual stimuli fully processed and then attention acts on this information
   C. Attentional processes act early to select a small part of visual input to fully process
   D. Attention is not a critical component of the processing of visual information

8. A theory that children develop a cognitive framework reflecting the beliefs of their society concerning characteristics and roles of males and females, and affecting the processing of new social information is known as:

   A. Gender identity theory
   B. Gender schema theory
   C. Gender constancy
   D. sex role theory

9. The study of mental processes such as thinking, perception information processing, etc. is a key element in_______psychology.

   A. humanistic
   B. cognitive
   C. behavioral
   D. biological

10. Research evidence suggests that violent people show deficits in which type of social information processing?

    A. Anger management
    B. Encoding social cues
    C. Deception
    D. Memory retrieval