D570 Cognitive Psychology - Set 3 - Part 3

Correct Answer: Fewer false alarms

Option b is correct because conservative criteria require strong evidence, reducing false alarms but missing some signals.
Option a is incorrect because conservative criteria reduce both hits and false alarms, not increase hits.
Option c is incorrect because conservative bias creates systematic patterns, not random error increases.
Option d is incorrect because conservative criteria trade misses for fewer false alarms, not perfect accuracy.

Correct Answer: Testing practice effects

Option b is correct because testing practice matches the retrieval processes required during actual tests.
Option a is incorrect because massed practice doesn't ensure encoding-retrieval process matching.
Option c is incorrect because overlearning involves additional encoding, not matching encoding-retrieval processes.
Option d is incorrect because highlighting involves passive marking, not active retrieval process matching.

Correct Answer: By semantic categories

Option b is correct because selective deficits for living things versus artifacts reveal category-based semantic organization.
Option a is incorrect because deficits follow semantic categories, not alphabetical organization by names.
Option c is incorrect because selective category loss shows semantic, not chronological learning-based organization.
Option d is incorrect because systematic category-specific deficits demonstrate organized, not random, semantic structure.

Correct Answer: Focused attention deployment

Option b is correct because detecting changes requires focused attention on the changing location.
Option a is incorrect because changes in peripheral vision are also missed without focused attention.
Option c is incorrect because change detection requires conscious attention, not implicit memory processes.
Option d is incorrect because change detection requires controlled attention, not automatic processing.

Correct Answer: Neural representation systems

Option b is correct because neglect shows attention depends on brain representation systems, not sensory input.
Option a is incorrect because neglect occurs despite intact retinal input from the ignored side.
Option c is incorrect because neglect affects perception and attention, not specifically motor response preparation.
Option d is incorrect because neglect involves spatial attention representations, not memory storage capacity.

Correct Answer: Partially independent systems

Option b is correct because semantic dementia shows semantic and episodic memory can be separately affected.
Option a is incorrect because selective semantic loss with preserved episodic memory shows system independence.
Option c is incorrect because differential impairment demonstrates different, not identical, neural substrates.
Option d is incorrect because selective preservation shows independence, not sequential dependence between systems.

Correct Answer: Relative motion differences

Option b is correct because motion parallax uses different relative motion speeds of near versus far objects.
Option a is incorrect because retinal disparity is a binocular cue, while motion parallax is monocular.
Option c is incorrect because texture gradients are static cues, while motion parallax requires movement.
Option d is incorrect because linear perspective involves converging lines, not motion-based depth information.

Correct Answer: Deep structural relations

Option b is correct because successful analogical transfer requires recognizing abstract structural similarities between problems.
Option a is incorrect because surface similarities often mislead; deep structural relations enable transfer.
Option c is incorrect because specific details often differ; abstract relations enable analogical transfer.
Option d is incorrect because structural similarity matters more than contextual cues for analogical transfer.

Correct Answer: Active construction process

Option b is correct because confabulation shows memory retrieval involves active construction that can create false memories.
Option a is incorrect because confabulation demonstrates active construction, not passive information access during retrieval.
Option c is incorrect because confabulation proves memory isn't perfect recording but active reconstructive process.
Option d is incorrect because confabulation occurs without awareness, showing no automatic truth detection exists.

Correct Answer: Meaning-based processing activation

Option b is correct because conceptual priming involves semantic meaning, while perceptual priming involves surface features.
Option a is incorrect because conceptual priming operates at meaning level, not sensory feature processing.
Option c is incorrect because conceptual priming involves semantic activation, not motor response preparation.
Option d is incorrect because conceptual priming activates meaning-based representations, not spatial location information.