This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Emotions > Cognition And Emotions – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cognition And Emotions Quiz 42 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The distinctive th sound in the or the ll sound in small. A) Phoneme. B) Mopheme. C) Semantics. D) Syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phoneme. 2. Studies demonstrate that learning causes permanent neural changes in ..... of animals' neurons A) Myelin. B) Synapses. C) Cell bodies. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synapses. 3. What kind of memory is recalled when you are only able to remember bad things when in a bad mood? A) MOOD-CONGRUENT. B) ICONIC. C) IMPLICIT. D) WORKING. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MOOD-CONGRUENT. 4. The duration of iconic and echoic memory is approximately ..... A) 1/3 and 5 seconds. B) 1/3 and 2-4 seconds. C) 3-5 seconds. D) 1/2 and 2 seconds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1/3 and 2-4 seconds. 5. What type of memory allows you to remember sounds for a short time? A) ECHOIC MEMORY. B) ICONIC MEMORY. C) IMPLICIT MEMORY. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ECHOIC MEMORY. 6. To be widely accepted, psychological tests must meet three criteria: A) Standardization, Criterion, and Validity. B) Reliability. Validity, and Standardization. C) Validity, Criterion, and Reliability. D) None of the above are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reliability. Validity, and Standardization. 7. With regards to ground beef, consumers respond more positively to an ad describing it as "75 percent lean" than to one referring to its "25 percent fat" content. This is an example of: A) The framing effect. B) Confirmation bias. C) Mental set. D) Overconfidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The framing effect. 8. The set of rules by which we derive meanings from morphemes, words, sentences, in a hive language; also the study of meaning A) Language. B) Semantics. C) Syntax. D) Grammar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semantics. 9. The Critical Period Hypothesis created by Eric Lenneberg stated that ..... A) That language acquisition is linked to age. B) That language last forever. C) That language acquisition takes little time. D) That language is relative to certain ages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That language acquisition is linked to age. 10. Scapegoating refers to A) The process of blaming someone else for your own problems. B) Acts of aggression against a group blamed for a problem. C) The ability to resist a persuasive speech. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acts of aggression against a group blamed for a problem. 11. Which is the easiest of the three basic memory tasks? A) Recall. B) Recognition. C) Relearning. D) Chunking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recognition. 12. An achievement test A) Quantifies abilities associated with emotional intelligence. B) Assesses creative intelligence. C) Figures standard deviation into all intelligence scores. D) Measures an individual's level of knowledge in a specific area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Measures an individual's level of knowledge in a specific area. 13. A measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned, as on a multiple-choice test A) Recognition. B) Parallel processing. C) Mood-congruent memory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recognition. 14. According to Sigmund Freud, what causes repression? A) Disturbing memories. B) Physical injuries. C) Interference. D) Decay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disturbing memories. 15. Judging people as individuals rather than as members of groups is one way to ..... A) Increase prejudice. B) Reduce prejudice. C) Increase stereotypes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduce prejudice. 16. Techniques used to improve memory. A) Bias. B) Persistence. C) Mnemonic. D) Transience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mnemonic. 17. A free flow of thoughts with no particular direction. A) Meta cognition. B) Nondirected thinking. C) Direct thinking. D) Conceptual cognition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nondirected thinking. 18. Fill-in-the-blank test questions measure ..... ; matching concepts with their definitions measures ..... A) Recall; recognition. B) Recognition; relearning. C) Recall; relearning. D) Recognition; rehearsal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recall; recognition. 19. Trying each possible solution to a problem is called ..... A) Prototype. B) Mental set. C) Systemic search. D) Means-end cognition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Systemic search. 20. Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 memory tasks? A) Encoding. B) Storage. C) Rehearsal. D) Retrieval. 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