Question 1

Which is NOT a principle proposed to contribute to classification and categorization?

Accepted Answer

A) prototype comparison 
B) Type II class action 
C) exemplar-based representation 
D) explanation-based organization 
A) prototype comparison 
B) Type II class action 
C) exemplar-based representation 
D) explanation-based organization

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT true of Collins & Quillian's revised semantic network model?

Accepted Answer

A) Typical or central members of the category are connected to the superordinate node by shorter pathways. 
B) can handle typicality effects 
C) retains the exclusively hierarchical organizational structure 
D) has difficulty with perceptual symbols 
A) Typical or central members of the category are connected to the superordinate node by shorter pathways. 
B) can handle typicality effects 
C) retains the exclusively hierarchical organizational structure 
D) has difficulty with perceptual symbols

Question 3

In a feature list model of semantic memory,the structure of semantic memory comes from __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the nodes and links 
B) the structure of the lists and the retrieval processes 
C) the structure of the world 
D) the structure of our minds 
A) the nodes and links 
B) the structure of the lists and the retrieval processes 
C) the structure of the world 
D) the structure of our minds

Question 4

Rips (1975)reported an experiment in which subjects read a story about an island inhabited by only eight species of animals: sparrows,robins,eagles,hawks,ducks,geese,ostriches,and bats.The evidence indicated __________.

Accepted Answer

A) support for prepositional theories of representation 
B) support for PDP models 
C) support for the dual-coding hypothesis 
D) evidence for prototype effects 
A) support for prepositional theories of representation 
B) support for PDP models 
C) support for the dual-coding hypothesis 
D) evidence for prototype effects

Question 5

The amplitude of N400 ERPs was markedly lower in the right than in the left hemisphere for abstract words as compared to concrete words.Both amplitudes were lower for abstract relative to concrete words.This is evidence of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) serial position effect 
B) Pavio's dual-coding hypothesis 
C) semantic priming 
D) natural categories 
A) serial position effect 
B) Pavio's dual-coding hypothesis 
C) semantic priming 
D) natural categories

Question 6

In testing their model,Collins & Quillian __________.

Accepted Answer

A) used a lexical decision verification task 
B) were unable to account for serial exhaustive memory search functions 
C) demonstrated that concepts closer together in the network are responded to faster 
D) used both RT and accuracy measures 
A) used a lexical decision verification task 
B) were unable to account for serial exhaustive memory search functions 
C) demonstrated that concepts closer together in the network are responded to faster 
D) used both RT and accuracy measures

Question 7

Which is NOT a purported advantage of using connectionist modeling to study cognition?

Accepted Answer

A) structural similarity to neural connections 
B) Individual units within connectionist models are "similar" to neurons. 
C) The yes/no of neural firing mirrors the on/off binary aspect of connectionist units. 
D) Massive parallel functions allow us to extrapolate beyond what computers can model. 
A) structural similarity to neural connections 
B) Individual units within connectionist models are "similar" to neurons. 
C) The yes/no of neural firing mirrors the on/off binary aspect of connectionist units. 
D) Massive parallel functions allow us to extrapolate beyond what computers can model.

Question 8

The idea that people treat members of a category as if they had some shared common underlying quality is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) psychological essentialism 
B) prototypicality 
C) exemplarism 
D) extractionistics 
A) psychological essentialism 
B) prototypicality 
C) exemplarism 
D) extractionistics

Question 9

According to the classic view of categorization,which of the following would NOT be used by people to create their semantic categories?

Accepted Answer

A) necessary features 
B) sufficient features 
C) rules 
D) prototypes 
A) necessary features 
B) sufficient features 
C) rules 
D) prototypes

Question 10

Neely (1977)used an SOA manipulation in a lexical decision task to illustrate __________.

Accepted Answer

A) long-term memory storage 
B) short-term memory storage 
C) the dual-coding hypothesis 
D) that both automatic and controlled processing can be implicated in priming 
A) long-term memory storage 
B) short-term memory storage 
C) the dual-coding hypothesis 
D) that both automatic and controlled processing can be implicated in priming

Question 11

Kounios & Holcomb concluded that the N400 ERP component reflects __________.

Accepted Answer

A) serial position effects 
B) semantic priming 
C) unrelatedness 
D) relatedness 
A) serial position effects 
B) semantic priming 
C) unrelatedness 
D) relatedness

Question 12

Mental categories allow us to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) predict the ways in which we should interact with new instances 
B) spend more time trying to figure out what things are 
C) find the needle in the haystack 
D) overcome our biases and prejudices derived from stereotypes 
A) predict the ways in which we should interact with new instances 
B) spend more time trying to figure out what things are 
C) find the needle in the haystack 
D) overcome our biases and prejudices derived from stereotypes

Question 13

Describe a situation in which a cost relative to a baseline might be demonstrated in a priming task.

Accepted Answer

One situation in which a cost relative t

Question 14

Priming effects reveal what about semantic memory?

Accepted Answer

A) when it was learned 
B) how it is structured 
C) when a connectionist network has transformed into a semantic network 
D) that there is functionally no end to semantic memory 
A) when it was learned 
B) how it is structured 
C) when a connectionist network has transformed into a semantic network 
D) that there is functionally no end to semantic memory

Question 15

Neely (1977)used an SOA manipulation in a lexical decision task with the participants either expecting a category switch (BODY-robin)or not expecting a switch (BODY-arm).The data illustrate __________.

Accepted Answer

A) standard semantic priming when a category shift was to-be-expected 
B) Standard semantic priming when a category shift was to-be-expected at (only)the long SOA condition 
C) that at the short SOA,he found standard semantic priming regardless of whether the shift was expected or unexpected 
D) that at the long SOA (but not the short SO
A) ,he found standard semantic priming regardless of whether the shift was expected or unexpected 
A) standard semantic priming when a category shift was to-be-expected 
B) Standard semantic priming when a category shift was to-be-expected at (only)the long SOA condition 
C) that at the short SOA,he found standard semantic priming regardless of whether the shift was expected or unexpected 
D) that at the long SOA (but not the short SO
A) ,he found standard semantic priming regardless of whether the shift was expected or unexpected

Question 16

In what ways are schemata and categories similar,and in what ways are they different?

Accepted Answer

Schemata and categories are both cogniti

Question 17

A person with anterograde amnesia would be expected to show __________ semantic priming effects,compared to normal controls.

Accepted Answer

A) similar 
B) larger 
C) smaller 
D) adaptive 
A) similar 
B) larger 
C) smaller 
D) adaptive

Question 18

Why would semantic memory have characteristics that reflect embodied cognition?

Accepted Answer

Semantic memory is a type of long-term m

Question 19

What nature of memory is best illustrated by the operation and influence of schemata during memory retrieval?

Accepted Answer

A) forgetting 
B) compartmentalization 
C) learning 
D) reconstruction 
A) forgetting 
B) compartmentalization 
C) learning 
D) reconstruction

Question 20

Lexical means __________.

Accepted Answer

A) meaning 
B) dictionary 
C) response time 
D) network 
A) meaning 
B) dictionary 
C) response time 
D) network

Which is NOT a principle proposed to contribute to classification and categorization?

Which of the following is NOT true of Collins & Quillian's revised semantic network model?

In a feature list model of semantic memory,the structure of semantic memory comes from __________.

Rips (1975)reported an experiment in which subjects read a story about an island inhabited by only eight species of animals: sparrows,robins,eagles,hawks,ducks,geese,ostriches,and bats.The evidence indicated __________.

The amplitude of N400 ERPs was markedly lower in the right than in the left hemisphere for abstract words as compared to concrete words.Both amplitudes were lower for abstract relative to concrete words.This is evidence of __________.

In testing their model,Collins & Quillian __________.

Which is NOT a purported advantage of using connectionist modeling to study cognition?

The idea that people treat members of a category as if they had some shared common underlying quality is __________.

According to the classic view of categorization,which of the following would NOT be used by people to create their semantic categories?

Neely (1977)used an SOA manipulation in a lexical decision task to illustrate __________.

Kounios & Holcomb concluded that the N400 ERP component reflects __________.

Mental categories allow us to __________.

Describe a situation in which a cost relative to a baseline might be demonstrated in a priming task.

Priming effects reveal what about semantic memory?

Neely (1977)used an SOA manipulation in a lexical decision task with the participants either expecting a category switch (BODY-robin)or not expecting a switch (BODY-arm).The data illustrate __________.

In what ways are schemata and categories similar,and in what ways are they different?

A person with anterograde amnesia would be expected to show __________ semantic priming effects,compared to normal controls.

Why would semantic memory have characteristics that reflect embodied cognition?

What nature of memory is best illustrated by the operation and influence of schemata during memory retrieval?

Lexical means __________.

Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Sensation and Perception

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Learning and Remembering

Using Knowledge in the Real World

Language

Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language

Decisions, Judgments, and Reasoning

Problem Solving

Cognition and Emotion

Cognitive Development

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Exam 7: Knowing

Which is NOT a principle proposed to contribute to classification and categorization?

Which of the following is NOT true of Collins & Quillian's revised semantic network model?

In a feature list model of semantic memory,the structure of semantic memory comes from __________.

Rips (1975)reported an experiment in which subjects read a story about an island inhabited by only eight species of animals: sparrows,robins,eagles,hawks,ducks,geese,ostriches,and bats.The evidence indicated __________.

The amplitude of N400 ERPs was markedly lower in the right than in the left hemisphere for abstract words as compared to concrete words.Both amplitudes were lower for abstract relative to concrete words.This is evidence of __________.

In testing their model,Collins & Quillian __________.

Which is NOT a purported advantage of using connectionist modeling to study cognition?

The idea that people treat members of a category as if they had some shared common underlying quality is __________.

According to the classic view of categorization,which of the following would NOT be used by people to create their semantic categories?

Neely (1977)used an SOA manipulation in a lexical decision task to illustrate __________.

Kounios & Holcomb concluded that the N400 ERP component reflects __________.

Mental categories allow us to __________.

Describe a situation in which a cost relative to a baseline might be demonstrated in a priming task.

Priming effects reveal what about semantic memory?

Neely (1977)used an SOA manipulation in a lexical decision task with the participants either expecting a category switch (BODY-robin)or not expecting a switch (BODY-arm).The data illustrate __________.

In what ways are schemata and categories similar,and in what ways are they different?

A person with anterograde amnesia would be expected to show __________ semantic priming effects,compared to normal controls.

Why would semantic memory have characteristics that reflect embodied cognition?

What nature of memory is best illustrated by the operation and influence of schemata during memory retrieval?

Lexical means __________.

Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Sensation and Perception

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Learning and Remembering

Using Knowledge in the Real World

Language

Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language

Decisions, Judgments, and Reasoning

Problem Solving

Cognition and Emotion

Cognitive Development

Filters