A. semantic shifts
B. EEG readings
C. reaction time
D. rehearsal time
Related Mcqs:
- The stage of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development occurs during adolescence and refers to the ability to reason about abstract concepts and principles and evaluate issues in the broader social environment?
A. formal-operational
B. concrete-operational
C. sensorimotor
D. preoperational - When a child modifies an existing cognitive schema to make it compatible with the cognitive aspects of an incoming stimulus, the process is called _____________?
A. assimilation
B. adaptation
C. conservation
D. accommodation - 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 - 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 - ____________________ is an ability to evaluate compare, analyze, critique, and synthesize information.
A. critical thinking
B. Transudative thinking
C. Deductive thinking
D. Creative thinking - The subject concerned with studying human behavior in workplace is _____________?
A. clinical psychology
B. personality psychology
C. industrial/organizational psychology
D. psychiatry - The three steps in memory information processing are ____________________?
A. input, processing, output
B. input, storage, output
C. input, storage, retrieval
D. encoding, storage, retrieval - A student who has never studied decides to try it and is delighted to receive a B on the exam rather than the usual D. The student starts studying more regularly as a result of __________________?
A. classical conditioning
B. habituation
C. positive reinforcement
D. b and c - Lauren and Curtis spend six hours per week studying for the botany course. Lauren is concerned that if she doesn’t study she will fail the course; Curtis is concerned that if he doesn’t study he won’t earn the highest grade in the class. In this example:
A. Lauren is motivated by both a fear of failure and a need for achievement, while Curtis is merely motivated by a need for achievement
B. Lauren is motivated by a fear of failure and Curtis is motivated by a need for achievement
C. both students are motivated by a need for achievement
D. both students are motivated by a fear of failure - After studying artists who would spend hour after hour painting or sculpting with enormous concentration, the Csikszentmihalyi formulated the concept of:
A. flow
B. strengths-based selection
C. transformation leadership
D. achievement motivation
