PSY504 Midterm MCQs 2024 by Miss Mehwish

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Q1. A series of how many experiments were conducted to test the Multi Mode Theory?

• Options:
• A) 2
• B) 3
• C) 4
• D) 5

Correct option: A) 2

Q2. If you act without any particular attention, which kind of act a cognitive psychologist would consider it?

• Options:
• A) Learned
• B) Automatic
• C) Environmental
• D) Innate

Correct option: B) Automatic

3. Automatic processes do not affect:

• Options:
• A) Emotional states
• B) Learning states
• C) Environmental states
• D) Practicing states

Correct option: A) Emotional states

4. Automatic processes show little change with age. Once a task is practiced then the age does not matter. They (most of the automatic processes) are acquired early and do not decline in old age. This explains:

• Options:
• A) Task Interference
• B) Developmental Trends
• C) Effect of Instruction & Practice
• D) Depression or High Arousal

Correct option: B) Developmental Trends

Q5. The notion that patterns are matched to internal constructs before being recognized is referred to as which of the following?

• Options:
• A) Object matching
• B) Template matching
• C) Construct matching
• D) A Biederman template

Correct option: B) Template matching

Q6. VOT is an abbreviation of which one of the following?

• Options:
• A) View of Tibet
• B) Vision on Terror
• C) Voice-Onset Time
• D) Voice of Tingling

Correct option: C) Voice-Onset Time

Q7. A criticism of template matching relates to the notion that it may be impossible due to what?

• Options:
• A) The small number of templates required
• B) The large number of templates required
• C) Generalization issues
• D) Recognition components

Correct option: B) The large number of templates required

Q8. According to Daniel Kahneman, which of the following is a conscious decision to allocate attention to certain tasks or aspects of the environment?

• Options:
• A) Enduring dispositions
• B) Arousal
• C) Monetary Intentions
• D) Capacity

Correct option: D) Capacity

Q9. Who conducted experiments for predicting flight performance?

• Options:
• A) Gopher & Kahneman (1971)
• B) Lotan & Lotan (1982)
• C) Mihal & Barett (1976)
• D) Lotan & Barett (1889)

Correct option: A) Gopher & Kahneman (1971)

10. Most of the research in pattern recognition has been focused on

• Options:
• A) Image
• B) Word
• C) Letter
• D) Phrase