BAPSY BAPSY Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Cognitive Psychology and Processes Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

Which component of Baddeley's working memory model processes visual and spatial information?

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Visuospatial sketchpad

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Phonological loop

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Central executive

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Episodic buffer

Question 2

What does the misinformation effect demonstrate about human memory?

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Post-event information can alter existing memories

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Memory is perfectly accurate when emotionally charged

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Memories are stored like video recordings

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Short-term memory has unlimited capacity

Question 3

Which stage of Piaget's cognitive development theory is characterized by the ability to think abstractly and hypothetically?

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Formal operational stage

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Sensorimotor stage

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Preoperational stage

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Concrete operational stage

Question 4

What is the primary function of the central executive in Baddeley's working memory model?

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Controlling attention and coordinating subsystems

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Storing long-term memories

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Processing auditory information

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Encoding sensory input

Question 5

In dual-process theory, System 1 thinking is best characterized as which of the following?

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Fast, automatic, and intuitive

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Slow, deliberate, and analytical

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Effortful and resource-intensive

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Conscious and rule-based

Question 6

What cognitive phenomenon explains why people tend to search for information that confirms their existing beliefs?

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Confirmation bias

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Hindsight bias

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Dunning-Kruger effect

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Belief perseverance